diff --git a/configure/CONFIG b/configure/CONFIG
index a641a8f373fd418549086e73038e1e49df838977..849568f3f6132ded9ef12fce223018715050db29 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG
+++ b/configure/CONFIG
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ EPICS_HAS_UNIT_TEST := $(shell $(PERL) -e\
 
 ECHO := $(if $(findstring s,$(MAKEFLAGS)),$(NOP),@echo)
 
-SEQ_RELEASE = 2.1.7
+SEQ_RELEASE = 2.1.8
diff --git a/documentation/Installation.txt b/documentation/Installation.txt
index 00c40884c91e092ae969faccc40f607569daab5e..0afe3d51f2d56ed636073a41c42b4826d860ce7a 100644
--- a/documentation/Installation.txt
+++ b/documentation/Installation.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Releases are available here:
 
    http://www-csr.bessy.de/control/SoftDist/sequencer/releases/
 
-The current stable release is `2.1.7`_. Please take a look at the
+The current stable release is `2.1.8`_. Please take a look at the
 :ref:`VersioningPolicy` if you are unsure whether to upgrade to
 a new release.
 
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ or by following the links here:
    ========= ===========================
    Version   Release Notes
    --------- ---------------------------
+   `2.1.8`_  :ref:`Release_Notes_2.1.8`
    `2.1.7`_  :ref:`Release_Notes_2.1.7`
    `2.1.6`_  :ref:`Release_Notes_2.1.6`
    `2.1.5`_  :ref:`Release_Notes_2.1.5`
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ patches.
 You can also follow development by using the `repository browser`_.
 
 .. _latest snapshot: http://www-csr.bessy.de/control/SoftDist/sequencer/releases/seq-snapshot-latest.tar.gz
+.. _2.1.8: http://www-csr.bessy.de/control/SoftDist/sequencer/releases/seq-2.1.8.tar.gz
 .. _2.1.7: http://www-csr.bessy.de/control/SoftDist/sequencer/releases/seq-2.1.7.tar.gz
 .. _2.1.6: http://www-csr.bessy.de/control/SoftDist/sequencer/releases/seq-2.1.6.tar.gz
 .. _2.1.5: http://www-csr.bessy.de/control/SoftDist/sequencer/releases/seq-2.1.5.tar.gz
diff --git a/documentation/conf.py b/documentation/conf.py
index e1f427b488de476aef4d2c55b5ee5aa313a174ed..75f8f649be21e128c46d8719eac297a5b98e19f0 100644
--- a/documentation/conf.py
+++ b/documentation/conf.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ copyright = u"""
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '2.1'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '2.1.7'
+release = '2.1.8'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.