diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 7d544d2..8289119 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 New in 1.1.8:
 
     * XPT reader/writer: Improved support for format strings #257 #258
+    * DTA writer: Fix off-by-one error in v,o indexing for string refs #270
     * SAV/DTA writers: Improved checking of non-ASCII characters #256
+    * SAS7BDAT reader: Fix use-after-free error #273
     * Build: Link to libm on GNU systems #255
     * SAS commands: Support more syntax
     * SPSS commands: Make file names optional
diff --git a/VS17/PropertySheet.props b/VS17/PropertySheet.props
index d49eff0..16e2593 100644
--- a/VS17/PropertySheet.props
+++ b/VS17/PropertySheet.props
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup />
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>READSTAT_VERSION="1.1.8-rc0";_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>READSTAT_VERSION="1.1.8";_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ClCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup />
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 35f5009..b32e26f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Update this with each release. Be sure to change VS17/PropertySheet.props too
-AC_INIT([ReadStat],[1.1.8-rc0],[https://github.com/WizardMac/ReadStat/issues],[readstat],[https://github.com/WizardMac/ReadStat])
+AC_INIT([ReadStat],[1.1.8],[https://github.com/WizardMac/ReadStat/issues],[readstat],[https://github.com/WizardMac/ReadStat])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign subdir-objects])
 AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])