diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index f5c077ca..f061cacd 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"0.1.7"}
+{".":"0.1.8"}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 32da0298..815b9c41 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.1.8](https://github.com/spotify/confidence-sdk-java/compare/v0.1.7...v0.1.8) (2025-04-28)
+
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* change how we log resolve tester hints ([#177](https://github.com/spotify/confidence-sdk-java/issues/177)) ([00a8a90](https://github.com/spotify/confidence-sdk-java/commit/00a8a9008802dc2fd435faa04b2f5fe199fefddb))
+
+
+### 🧹 Chore
+
+* **main:** release 0.1.8-SNAPSHOT ([#181](https://github.com/spotify/confidence-sdk-java/issues/181)) ([b1a6353](https://github.com/spotify/confidence-sdk-java/commit/b1a635372d3938865c571258d69693b8bce93eec))
+
 ## [0.1.7](https://github.com/spotify/confidence-sdk-java/compare/v0.1.6...v0.1.7) (2025-04-17)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 56af8bb0..3a29dd7a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Java library for [Confidence](https://confidence.spotify.com/). This library is
 <dependency>
     <groupId>com.spotify.confidence</groupId>
     <artifactId>sdk-java</artifactId>
-    <version>0.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.1.8</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 <!---x-release-please-end-->
diff --git a/openfeature-provider/pom.xml b/openfeature-provider/pom.xml
index d927b4ab..c4928f53 100644
--- a/openfeature-provider/pom.xml
+++ b/openfeature-provider/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.spotify.confidence</groupId>
     <artifactId>confidence-sdk-java</artifactId>
-    <version>0.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.1.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>openfeature-provider</artifactId>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.spotify.confidence</groupId>
       <artifactId>sdk-java</artifactId>
-      <version>0.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>0.1.8</version>
     </dependency>
     <!---x-release-please-end-->
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 16b39153..7da66298 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.spotify.confidence</groupId>
   <artifactId>confidence-sdk-java</artifactId>
-  <version>0.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.1.8</version>
 
   <url>https://github.com/spotify/confidence-sdk-java</url>
   <description>Confidence SDK for Java</description>
diff --git a/sdk-java/pom.xml b/sdk-java/pom.xml
index a8b030c4..b5083a60 100644
--- a/sdk-java/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-java/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.spotify.confidence</groupId>
     <artifactId>confidence-sdk-java</artifactId>
-    <version>0.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.1.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>sdk-java</artifactId>
diff --git a/sdk-java/src/main/java/com/spotify/confidence/ConfidenceUtils.java b/sdk-java/src/main/java/com/spotify/confidence/ConfidenceUtils.java
index 5a021da2..95969d43 100644
--- a/sdk-java/src/main/java/com/spotify/confidence/ConfidenceUtils.java
+++ b/sdk-java/src/main/java/com/spotify/confidence/ConfidenceUtils.java
@@ -85,6 +85,6 @@ public static FlagPath getPath(String str) throws IllegalValuePath {
   }
 
   static String getSdkVersion() {
-    return "0.1.8-SNAPSHOT"; // x-release-please-version
+    return "0.1.8"; // x-release-please-version
   }
 }