diff --git a/cmake/version.cmake b/cmake/version.cmake
index 9e232e83..e737bbcf 100644
--- a/cmake/version.cmake
+++ b/cmake/version.cmake
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 set( mrv2_VERSION_MAJOR 1 )
 set( mrv2_VERSION_MINOR 1 )
-set( mrv2_VERSION_PATCH 7 )
+set( mrv2_VERSION_PATCH 8 )
 set( mrv2_VERSION
     "${mrv2_VERSION_MAJOR}.${mrv2_VERSION_MINOR}.${mrv2_VERSION_PATCH}"
 )
diff --git a/mrv2/docs/HISTORY.md b/mrv2/docs/HISTORY.md
index 59f5a92e..94f22b17 100644
--- a/mrv2/docs/HISTORY.md
+++ b/mrv2/docs/HISTORY.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ v1.1.8
 - Added the ability to load single images from File->Open->Single Image.  You
   can select multiple images but they won't be loaded as a sequence, only as
   stills.
-- Added a command-line setting to also load single images.
+- Added a command-line setting (--single or -s) to also load single images.
 
 v1.1.7
 ======