diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 547b123..9d59f8c 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.1.7
+current_version = 0.1.8
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 16071da..e1c96e7 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = recast-atlas
-version = 0.1.7
+version = 0.1.8
 description = RECAST for ATLAS at the LHC
 long_description = file: README.md
 long_description_content_type = text/markdown
diff --git a/src/recastatlas/config.py b/src/recastatlas/config.py
index dc4d09f..7e8aacf 100644
--- a/src/recastatlas/config.py
+++ b/src/recastatlas/config.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def backends(self):
                     "RECAST_DOCKER_BACKENDSTRING", "multiproc:auto"
                 ),
                 "image": conf_from_env(
-                    "RECAST_DOCKER_IMAGE", "recast/recastatlas:v0.1.7"
+                    "RECAST_DOCKER_IMAGE", "recast/recastatlas:v0.1.8"
                 ),
                 "cvmfs": {"location": "/cvmfs", "propagation": "rprivate"},
                 "reg": {