diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bbe79a84..58219203 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ The pusher-java-client is available in Maven Central.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.pusher</groupId>
       <artifactId>pusher-java-client</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.0</version>
+      <version>1.8.0</version>
     </dependency>
 </dependencies>
 ```
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ The pusher-java-client is available in Maven Central.
 
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
-  compile 'com.pusher:pusher-java-client:1.7.0'
+  compile 'com.pusher:pusher-java-client:1.8.0'
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index c8e317c2..95c38923 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ apply plugin: 'org.ajoberstar.github-pages'
 apply plugin: 'signing'
 
 group = "com.pusher"
-version = "1.7.1-SNAPSHOT"
+version = "1.8.1-SNAPSHOT"
 sourceCompatibility = "1.6"
 targetCompatibility = "1.6"
 
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 45a4d68f..1b47c1b9 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.4.1-bin.zip
+#Wed Feb 21 14:42:32 GMT 2018
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
+zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.4.1-all.zip