diff --git a/lib/bootstrap.php b/lib/bootstrap.php
index 5744162ca63589813f11b2eaddeedf564d7db0f7..a329190eaa604102383731d88d08e81fec42c421 100644
--- a/lib/bootstrap.php
+++ b/lib/bootstrap.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 const DEFAULT_ENV = 'production';
 
 //software version - please leave it as it is!
-$SOFTWARE_VERSION = '5.1.7';
+$SOFTWARE_VERSION = '5.1.8';
 
 // Store startup time
 $STUDIP_STARTUP_TIME = microtime(true);