diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 2c2e9bb..bc39d79 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 ThriftPy Changelog
 ==================
 
+Version 0.1.8
+-------------
+
+Released on August 28, 2014.
+
+- faster thrift file parse speed, via `#30`_.
+- bugfix for cybin buffer read, via `#31`_.
+
+.. _`#30`: https://github.com/eleme/thriftpy/pull/30
+.. _`#31`: https://github.com/eleme/thriftpy/pull/31
+
+
 Version 0.1.7
 -------------
 
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 751d22f..c023ead 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '0.1.7'
+version = '0.1.8'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.1.7'
+release = '0.1.8'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/thriftpy/__init__.py b/thriftpy/__init__.py
index 1d8cc89..63e954b 100644
--- a/thriftpy/__init__.py
+++ b/thriftpy/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-__version__ = '0.1.7'
+__version__ = '0.1.8'
 
 import sys
 __python__ = sys.version_info