diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5a7c9971e..4491df2ea 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 All notable changes to Bambuddy will be documented in this file.
 
-## [0.1.7b] - Not released
+
+## [0.1.8b] - Not released
+
+## [0.1.7] - 2026-02-03
 
 ### Security
 - **Critical: Missing API Endpoint Authentication** (CVE-2026-25505, CVSS 9.8):
diff --git a/backend/app/core/config.py b/backend/app/core/config.py
index 5a1105683..a9ef0a368 100644
--- a/backend/app/core/config.py
+++ b/backend/app/core/config.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings
 
 # Application version - single source of truth
-APP_VERSION = "0.1.7"
+APP_VERSION = "0.1.8b"
 GITHUB_REPO = "maziggy/bambuddy"
 
 # App directory - where the application is installed (for static files)