diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index 3fd1e8b7e..1e99b11a9 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ REACT_APP_TRISATEST_ANALYTICS_ID=
 # GDS User UI Build Args
 REACT_APP_TRISA_BASE_URL=http://localhost:4437/v1/
 REACT_APP_ANALYTICS_ID=
-REACT_APP_VERSION_NUMBER=v1.8.0-dev
+REACT_APP_VERSION_NUMBER=v1.9.0-dev
 REACT_APP_AUTH0_DOMAIN=
 REACT_APP_AUTH0_CLIENT_ID=
 REACT_APP_AUTH0_REDIRECT_URI=http://localhost:3000/auth/callback
diff --git a/pkg/version.go b/pkg/version.go
index 3abd9ef9a..5ec790749 100644
--- a/pkg/version.go
+++ b/pkg/version.go
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import "fmt"
 const (
 	VersionMajor         = 1
 	VersionMinor         = 8
-	VersionPatch         = 0
+	VersionPatch         = 1
 	VersionReleaseLevel  = ""
-	VersionReleaseNumber = 16
+	VersionReleaseNumber = 17
 )
 
 // Set the GitVersion via -ldflags="-X 'github.com/trisacrypto/directory/pkg.GitVersion=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)'"
diff --git a/web/gds-admin-ui/package.json b/web/gds-admin-ui/package.json
index aaccbeed9..da53d1301 100644
--- a/web/gds-admin-ui/package.json
+++ b/web/gds-admin-ui/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "gds-admin-ui",
-    "version": "1.8.0",
+    "version": "1.8.1",
     "private": true,
     "dependencies": {
         "@hookform/resolvers": "^2.9.10",
diff --git a/web/gds-user-ui/package.json b/web/gds-user-ui/package.json
index 72c0d066f..de14ccd4a 100644
--- a/web/gds-user-ui/package.json
+++ b/web/gds-user-ui/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gds-user-ui",
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.8.1",
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/plugin-proposal-private-property-in-object": "^7.16.7",