diff --git a/borgbackup.spec b/borgbackup.spec
index 96d6ace..c62e871 100644
--- a/borgbackup.spec
+++ b/borgbackup.spec
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 %global srcname borgbackup
 
 Name:           %{srcname}
-Version:        1.1.7
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Version:        1.1.8
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        A deduplicating backup program with compression and authenticated encryption
 
 License:        BSD
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ py.test-3 -vk "not test_non_ascii_acl and not test_fuse and not benchmark and no
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Dec 29 2018 Benjamin Pereto <bpereto@fedoraproject.org> - 1.1.8-1
+- Upstream Release 1.1.8
+
 * Sun Sep 23 2018 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 1.1.7-2
 - Fix entrypoint broken by the msgpack rename (#1630992)