diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index b757bc2..761e596 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ pytest-twisted - test twisted code with pytest
 |PyPI| |Pythons| |Travis| |AppVeyor|
 
 :Authors: Ralf Schmitt, Kyle Altendorf, Victor Titor
-:Version: 1.7.1
-:Date:    2018-03-08
+:Version: 1.8
+:Date:    2018-05-01
 :Download: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytest-twisted#downloads
 :Code: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-twisted
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 485fd30..be9add3 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
 
 setup(
     name='pytest-twisted',
-    version='1.7.1',
+    version='1.8',
     description='A twisted plugin for py.test.',
-    long_description=open("README.rst").read(),
+    long_description=open('README.rst').read(),
     author='Ralf Schmitt, Kyle Altendorf, Victor Titor',
     author_email='ralf@brainbot.com',
     url='https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-twisted',
     py_modules=['pytest_twisted'],
-    install_requires=["greenlet", "pytest>=2.3", "decorator"],
+    install_requires=['greenlet', 'pytest>=2.3', 'decorator'],
     classifiers=[
         'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
         'Intended Audience :: Developers',