diff --git a/.deb_build_number.mak b/.deb_build_number.mak
index 97274624..204194a6 100644
--- a/.deb_build_number.mak
+++ b/.deb_build_number.mak
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # This file is generated by Makefile "make deb_build_number"
-DEB_PKG_VERSION := 1.1.7
-DEB_BUILD_NUMBER := 0001
+DEB_PKG_VERSION := 1.1.8
+DEB_BUILD_NUMBER := 0000
diff --git a/BRANDING.mak b/BRANDING.mak
index f641651f..a8d03554 100644
--- a/BRANDING.mak
+++ b/BRANDING.mak
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 VERSION_MAJOR = 1
 VERSION_MINOR = 1
-VERSION_MICRO = 7
+VERSION_MICRO = 8
 BRANDING_SHORTNAME = mainline
 BRANDING_LONGNAME = Ubuntu Mainline Kernel Installer
 BRANDING_AUTHORNAME = Brian K. White
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 0109669a..2568b053 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+mainline (1.1.8) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * make load_app_config() more resilient
+
+ -- Brian K. White <b.kenyon.w@gmail.com>  Sun, 19 Mar 2023 16:55:36 -0400
+
 mainline (1.1.7) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * fix detect notification settings change on exit missed notify_minor