diff --git a/src/spandrel/__init__.py b/src/spandrel/__init__.py
index 1abb7067..774112ec 100644
--- a/src/spandrel/__init__.py
+++ b/src/spandrel/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Spandrel is a library for loading and running pre-trained PyTorch models. It automatically detects the model architecture and hyper parameters from model files, and provides a unified interface for running models.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.1.7"
+__version__ = "0.1.8"
 
 from .__helpers.canonicalize import canonicalize_state_dict
 from .__helpers.loader import ModelLoader