diff --git a/lib/mongoid/version.rb b/lib/mongoid/version.rb
index 2a76d547cc..5790ebc532 100644
--- a/lib/mongoid/version.rb
+++ b/lib/mongoid/version.rb
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
 
 module Mongoid
-  VERSION = "7.1.7"
+  VERSION = "7.1.8"
 end