diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 428ef68..1331ae2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "libp2p-ipfs-nodejs",
-  "version": "0.17.7",
+  "version": "0.17.8",
   "description": "The libp2p build (module) used by js-ipfs on Node.js",
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "scripts": {