diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index acc2af25..b0c7721c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+v0.1.8 May 07, 2019
+====================
+
+* update install_go.sh script to use go 1.12.4
+  Re-release with go1.12 binaries
+
 v0.1.7 Apr 23, 2019
 ====================
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a1e1395a..84aa3a7d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.1.7
\ No newline at end of file
+0.1.8
\ No newline at end of file