diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index fe592dff9c..f31542aa7b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "nightwatch",
-  "version": "2.1.7",
+  "version": "2.1.8",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "nightwatch",
-      "version": "2.1.7",
+      "version": "2.1.8",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@nightwatch/chai": "5.0.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eac22a1ba6..af12eaf7cf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "nightwatch",
   "description": "Easy to use Node.js based end-to-end testing solution for web applications using the W3C WebDriver API.",
-  "version": "2.1.7",
+  "version": "2.1.8",
   "author": "Andrei Rusu",
   "homepage": "https://nightwatchjs.org",
   "main": "./lib/index.js",