diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 440b1799..635fa934 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.7.0
+current_version = 1.8.0
 
 [bumpversion:file:docs/conf.py]
 
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 0ed6415d..30aa4644 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.7.0'
+release = '1.8.0'
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = release[0:release.rindex(".")]
 
diff --git a/docs/install.rst b/docs/install.rst
index cc97c25c..2b4ca6a7 100644
--- a/docs/install.rst
+++ b/docs/install.rst
@@ -33,15 +33,15 @@ Installing locally requires Docker and Docker-Compose. See :ref:`docker-installi
 
     git clone https://github.com/gwu-libraries/sfm-docker.git
     cd sfm-docker
-    # Replace 1.7.0 with the correct version.
-    git checkout 1.7.0
+    # Replace 1.8.0 with the correct version.
+    git checkout 1.8.0
     cp example.prod.docker-compose.yml docker-compose.yml
     cp example.env .env
 
-or just download ``example.prod.docker-compose.yml`` and ``example.env`` (replacing 1.7.0 with the correct version)::
+or just download ``example.prod.docker-compose.yml`` and ``example.env`` (replacing 1.8.0 with the correct version)::
 
-    curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gwu-libraries/sfm-docker/1.7.0/example.prod.docker-compose.yml > docker-compose.yml
-    curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gwu-libraries/sfm-docker/1.7.0/example.env > .env
+    curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gwu-libraries/sfm-docker/1.8.0/example.prod.docker-compose.yml > docker-compose.yml
+    curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gwu-libraries/sfm-docker/1.8.0/example.env > .env
 
 2. Update configuration in ``.env`` as described in :ref:`install-configuration`.
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Notes:
 To launch an Amazon EC2 instance running SFM, follow the normal procedure for launching an instance.
 In *Step 3: Configure Instance Details*, under *Advanced Details* paste the following in
 user details and modify as appropriate as described in :ref:`install-configuration`. Also, in the curl
-statements change *master* to the correct version, e.g., *1.7.0*::
+statements change *master* to the correct version, e.g., *1.8.0*::
 
     #cloud-config
     repo_update: true
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ statements change *master* to the correct version, e.g., *1.7.0*::
      - mkdir /sfm-processing
      - cd /home/ubuntu
     # This brings up the latest production release. To bring up master, remove prod.
-     - curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gwu-libraries/sfm-docker/1.7.0/example.prod.docker-compose.yml > docker-compose.yml
-     - curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gwu-libraries/sfm-docker/1.7.0/example.env > .env
+     - curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gwu-libraries/sfm-docker/1.8.0/example.prod.docker-compose.yml > docker-compose.yml
+     - curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gwu-libraries/sfm-docker/1.8.0/example.env > .env
     # Set config below by uncommenting.
     # Don't forget to escape $ as \$.
     # COMMON CONFIGURATION
@@ -225,13 +225,13 @@ This may take several minutes.
 3. Get the latest ``example.prod.docker-compose.yml``. If you previously cloned the sfm-docker repository then::
 
     git pull
-    # Replace 1.7.0 with the correct version.
-    git checkout 1.7.0
+    # Replace 1.8.0 with the correct version.
+    git checkout 1.8.0
     cp example.prod.docker-compose.yml docker-compose.yml
 
-otherwise, replacing 1.7.0 with the correct version::
+otherwise, replacing 1.8.0 with the correct version::
 
-    curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gwu-libraries/sfm-docker/1.7.0/example.prod.docker-compose.yml > docker-compose.yml
+    curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gwu-libraries/sfm-docker/1.8.0/example.prod.docker-compose.yml > docker-compose.yml
 
 4. If you customized your previous ``docker-compose.yml`` file (e.g., for SFM ELK containers), make the same changes
 in your new ``docker-compose.yml``.
diff --git a/requirements/release.txt b/requirements/release.txt
index 1643be4e..f37bedbf 100644
--- a/requirements/release.txt
+++ b/requirements/release.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-git+https://github.com/gwu-libraries/sfm-utils.git@1.7.0#egg=sfmutils
+git+https://github.com/gwu-libraries/sfm-utils.git@1.8.0#egg=sfmutils
diff --git a/sfm/sfm/settings/common.py b/sfm/sfm/settings/common.py
index 075b5846..681eb40a 100644
--- a/sfm/sfm/settings/common.py
+++ b/sfm/sfm/settings/common.py
@@ -247,4 +247,4 @@
 SERIALIZE_HOUR = env.get('SFM_SERIALIZE_HOUR', '3')
 SERIALIZE_MINUTE = env.get('SFM_SERIALIZE_MINUTE', '0')
 
-SFM_UI_VERSION = "1.7.0"
+SFM_UI_VERSION = "1.8.0"