diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 52ad8847..ff4bd2d8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# KFactory 0.17.7
+# KFactory 0.17.8
 
 Kfactory is a [gdsfactory](https://github.com/gdsfactory/gdsfactory)-like tool. It is built with [KLayout](https://klayout.de) as a backend instead of gdstk, but aims to offer the similar features.
 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Kfactory is a [gdsfactory](https://github.com/gdsfactory/gdsfactory)-like tool.
 > Expect API changes without notice (even though we try to keep it to a minimum!). The core should be fairly stable with the exception of the all-angle router.
 > It is likely to change in future releases
 
-It is suggest to pin the version of KFactory in `requirements.txt` or `pyproject.toml` with `kfactory==0.17.7` for example.
+It is suggest to pin the version of KFactory in `requirements.txt` or `pyproject.toml` with `kfactory==0.17.8` for example.
 
 Features similar to gdsfactory:
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0563ae1e..dd64cf31 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ classifiers = [
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 
 
-version = "0.17.7"
+version = "0.17.8"
 authors = [
     {name = "gdsfactory community", email = "contact@gdsfactory.com"},
 ]
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ convention = "google"
 # github_url = "https://github.com/<user or organization>/<project>/"
 
 [tool.tbump.version]
-current = "0.17.7"
+current = "0.17.8"
 
 # Example of a semver regexp.
 # Make sure this matches current_version before
diff --git a/src/kfactory/__init__.py b/src/kfactory/__init__.py
index 364828e5..7af86a8a 100644
--- a/src/kfactory/__init__.py
+++ b/src/kfactory/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # The import order matters, we need to first import the important stuff.
 # isort:skip_file
 
-__version__ = "0.17.7"
+__version__ = "0.17.8"
 
 import klayout.db as kdb
 import klayout.lay as lay