diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f40f668..44f7e82 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## [1.1.8] - 2026-02-14
+
+* Refactored CI to use a single coordinator workflow with strict SemVer-based release gating and adjusted Docker image publishing to strip the leading v from version tags.
+
+
 ## [1.1.7] - 2026-02-14
 
 * Harden compose installer timeouts and e2e stack diagnostics
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 11f8def..a480e15 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       rec {
         matomo-bootstrap = python.pkgs.buildPythonApplication {
           pname = "matomo-bootstrap";
-          version = "1.1.7"; # keep in sync with pyproject.toml
+          version = "1.1.8"; # keep in sync with pyproject.toml
           pyproject = true;
           src = self;
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6d2279c..67ec8f1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "matomo-bootstrap"
-version = "1.1.7"
+version = "1.1.8"
 description = "Headless bootstrap tooling for Matomo (installation + API token provisioning)"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"