diff --git a/.linux_bintray.json b/.linux_bintray.json
index edad73d4..afb866be 100644
--- a/.linux_bintray.json
+++ b/.linux_bintray.json
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
     },
 
     "version": {
-        "name": "1.7",
+        "name": "1.8",
         "desc": "VNote Releases",
-        "released": "2017-07-14",
-        "vcs_tag": "1.7",
+        "released": "2017-08-17",
+        "vcs_tag": "1.8",
         "gpgSign": false
     },
 
diff --git a/.macos_bintray.json b/.macos_bintray.json
index 1d614c6c..44d41231 100644
--- a/.macos_bintray.json
+++ b/.macos_bintray.json
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
     },
 
     "version": {
-        "name": "1.7",
+        "name": "1.8",
         "desc": "VNote Releases",
-        "released": "2017-07-14",
-        "vcs_tag": "1.7",
+        "released": "2017-08-17",
+        "vcs_tag": "1.8",
         "gpgSign": false
     },
 
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 83e21278..5ecb5fe7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ branches:
 before_install:
 - if [[ "${TRAVIS_OS_NAME}" == "linux" ]]; then sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test; fi
 - if [[ "${TRAVIS_OS_NAME}" == "linux" ]]; then sudo apt-get -qq update ; fi
-- export version="1.7"
+- export version="1.8"
 
 install:
 - if [[ "${TRAVIS_OS_NAME}" == "linux" ]]; then sudo -E apt-get -yq --no-install-suggests --no-install-recommends --force-yes install p7zip-full ; fi
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 19183bbe..9d32e717 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 image: Visual Studio 2015
 
-version: 1.7.{build}
+version: 1.8.{build}
 
 branches:
     only:
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ build_script:
 
 # scripts that run after build
 after_build:
-    - set vnote_version=1.7
+    - set vnote_version=1.8
     # Clone OpenSSL DLLs
     - git clone https://github.com/tamlok/openssl-utils.git openssl-utils.git
     - mkdir distrib\VNote
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ deploy:
       subject: tamlok
       repo: vnote
       package: vnote
-      version: 1.7
+      version: 1.8
       publish: true
       override: true
       artifact: portable
diff --git a/changes.md b/changes.md
index f53c06d6..e6e4603b 100644
--- a/changes.md
+++ b/changes.md
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 # Changes History
+## v1.8
+- Support editing external files. VNote could open files from command line.
+- Support drag-and-drop to open external files.
+- Refine tab context menu.
+- Support system tray icon.
+- Refine Vim mode.
+- Make all tool buttons always visible and smaller.
+- Support custom file type suffix.
+- Make the name of notebook/folder/note case-insensitive.
+- Support links to internal notes in notes.
+
 ## v1.7
 - ATTENTION: please add font-size option to the "editor" section of your custom MDHL style.
 - Refine Vim mode (more functions, please refer to the shortcuts help).
diff --git a/src/vconfigmanager.cpp b/src/vconfigmanager.cpp
index d0aac6b6..bb3a5f23 100644
--- a/src/vconfigmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/vconfigmanager.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 const QString VConfigManager::orgName = QString("vnote");
 const QString VConfigManager::appName = QString("vnote");
-const QString VConfigManager::c_version = QString("1.7");
+const QString VConfigManager::c_version = QString("1.8");
 const QString VConfigManager::c_obsoleteDirConfigFile = QString(".vnote.json");
 const QString VConfigManager::c_dirConfigFile = QString("_vnote.json");
 const QString VConfigManager::defaultConfigFilePath = QString(":/resources/vnote.ini");