diff --git a/es-app/src/EmulationStation.h b/es-app/src/EmulationStation.h
index b8a93fb93..cc26192d7 100644
--- a/es-app/src/EmulationStation.h
+++ b/es-app/src/EmulationStation.h
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 // Do this version number update as the very last commit for the new release version.
 #define PROGRAM_VERSION_MAJOR       2
 #define PROGRAM_VERSION_MINOR        1
-#define PROGRAM_VERSION_MAINTENANCE  7
-#define PROGRAM_VERSION_STRING "2.1.7rp"
+#define PROGRAM_VERSION_MAINTENANCE  8
+#define PROGRAM_VERSION_STRING "2.1.8rp"
 
 #define PROGRAM_BUILT_STRING __DATE__ " - " __TIME__
 
-#define RESOURCE_VERSION_STRING "2,1,7\0"
+#define RESOURCE_VERSION_STRING "2,1,8\0"
 #define RESOURCE_VERSION PROGRAM_VERSION_MAJOR,PROGRAM_VERSION_MINOR,PROGRAM_VERSION_MAINTENANCE