diff --git a/comictaggerlib/ctversion.py b/comictaggerlib/ctversion.py
index 58c8047..431934f 100644
--- a/comictaggerlib/ctversion.py
+++ b/comictaggerlib/ctversion.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # This file should contan only these comments, and the line below.  
 # Used by packaging makefiles and app
-version="1.1.7-beta"
+version="1.1.8-beta"
diff --git a/release_notes.txt b/release_notes.txt
index f23583f..5a2bd5d 100644
--- a/release_notes.txt
+++ b/release_notes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+---------------------------------  
+1.1.8-beta - 21-Apr-2013
+---------------------------------
+ * Handle occasional error 500 from Comic Vine by retrying a few times
+ * Nicer handling of colon (":") in file rename
+ * Fixed command-line option parsing issue for add-on scripts
+ * Misc bug fixes
+
 ---------------------------------  
 1.1.7-beta - 12-Apr-2013
 ---------------------------------