diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 79710f9a..4f5a19c5 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.1.7-rc0 50107000
+5.1.8-rc0 50108000
diff --git a/version.properties b/version.properties
index 3e91fce1..cdb54c01 100644
--- a/version.properties
+++ b/version.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ### Updated by tools/release/bump.sh ###
 project.versioning.major=5
 project.versioning.minor=1
-project.versioning.patch=7
+project.versioning.patch=8
 project.versioning.build=0
 project.versioning.type=rc
 #############################