diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1180819..699c6c6 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.1.7
+0.1.8
diff --git a/package/rubygem-libyui-rake.changes b/package/rubygem-libyui-rake.changes
index d272234..448dca4 100644
--- a/package/rubygem-libyui-rake.changes
+++ b/package/rubygem-libyui-rake.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Feb  5 13:43:37 UTC 2018 - shundhammer@suse.com
+
+- Allow 4 digits in version numbers (bsc#1074596)
+- 0.1.8
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jun 15 09:13:10 UTC 2017 - jreidinger@suse.com
 
diff --git a/package/rubygem-libyui-rake.spec b/package/rubygem-libyui-rake.spec
index 9831f09..11cdc6a 100644
--- a/package/rubygem-libyui-rake.spec
+++ b/package/rubygem-libyui-rake.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 
 Name:           rubygem-libyui-rake
-Version:        0.1.7
+Version:        0.1.8
 Release:        0
 %define mod_name libyui-rake
 %define mod_full_name %{mod_name}-%{version}