diff --git a/lang/python/python-ble2mqtt/Makefile b/lang/python/python-ble2mqtt/Makefile
index 8e78d36ee..7a99110a8 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-ble2mqtt/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-ble2mqtt/Makefile
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python-ble2mqtt
-PKG_VERSION:=0.1.7
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_VERSION:=0.1.8
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PYPI_NAME:=ble2mqtt
-PKG_HASH:=c57d6823f1133ce0b5e0e3d9f7d2b3fd58d2ad64c0cc86cb3fa180b178999fa6
+PKG_HASH:=206f707f5ad04b72247b1e772a569e14167e109f4e9f13d1d74eb4b049d4e6da
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Quintin Hill <stuff@quintin.me.uk>
 PKG_LICENSE:=MIT