diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5d2682299..db1ca8869 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ Dates are provided in the format YYYY-MM-DD.
 | 1788000                        | 2019-03-09 | v10               | v0.14.0.0              | v0.14.1.2                  | New PoW based on Cryptonight-R, new block weight algorithm, slightly more efficient RingCT format
 | 1788720                        | 2019-03-10 | v11               | v0.14.0.0              | v0.14.1.2                  | forbid old RingCT transaction format
 | 1978433                        | 2019-11-30* | v12                | v0.15.0.0              | v0.16.0.0                  | New PoW based on RandomX, only allow >= 2 outputs, change to the block median used to calculate penalty, v1 coinbases are forbidden, rct sigs in coinbase forbidden, 10 block lock time for incoming outputs
-| 2210000                        | 2020-10-17 | v13                | v0.17.0.0              | v0.17.1.7                  | New CLSAG transaction format
-| 2210720                        | 2020-10-18 | v14               | v0.17.1.1              | v0.17.1.7                  | forbid old MLSAG transaction format
+| 2210000                        | 2020-10-17 | v13                | v0.17.0.0              | v0.17.1.8                  | New CLSAG transaction format
+| 2210720                        | 2020-10-18 | v14               | v0.17.1.1              | v0.17.1.8                  | forbid old MLSAG transaction format
 | XXXXXXX                        | XXX-XX-XX | XXX                | vX.XX.X.X              | vX.XX.X.X                  | XXX |
 
 X's indicate that these details have not been determined as of commit date.
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ Tested on a Raspberry Pi Zero with a clean install of minimal Raspbian Stretch (
     ```bash
     git clone https://github.com/monero-project/monero.git
     cd monero
-    git checkout tags/v0.17.1.7
+    git checkout tags/v0.17.1.8
     ```
 
 * Build:
@@ -412,10 +412,10 @@ application.
     cd monero
     ```
 
-* If you would like a specific [version/tag](https://github.com/monero-project/monero/tags), do a git checkout for that version. eg. 'v0.17.1.7'. If you don't care about the version and just want binaries from master, skip this step:
+* If you would like a specific [version/tag](https://github.com/monero-project/monero/tags), do a git checkout for that version. eg. 'v0.17.1.8'. If you don't care about the version and just want binaries from master, skip this step:
 
     ```bash
-    git checkout v0.17.1.7
+    git checkout v0.17.1.8
     ```
 
 * If you are on a 64-bit system, run:
diff --git a/contrib/gitian/README.md b/contrib/gitian/README.md
index 9f5857363..a6f68e569 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian/README.md
+++ b/contrib/gitian/README.md
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Setup for LXC:
 
 ```bash
 GH_USER=fluffypony
-VERSION=v0.17.1.7
+VERSION=v0.17.1.8
 
 ./gitian-build.py --setup $GH_USER $VERSION
 ```
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ If you chose to do detached signing using `--detach-sign` above (recommended), y
 
 ```bash
 GH_USER=fluffypony
-VERSION=v0.17.1.7
+VERSION=v0.17.1.8
 
 gpg --detach-sign ${VERSION}-linux/${GH_USER}/monero-linux-*-build.assert
 gpg --detach-sign ${VERSION}-win/${GH_USER}/monero-win-*-build.assert
diff --git a/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat b/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat
index 64bbd9dfa..e20709f7c 100644
Binary files a/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat and b/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat differ
diff --git a/src/checkpoints/checkpoints.cpp b/src/checkpoints/checkpoints.cpp
index 7a2cc0a5a..375f27555 100644
--- a/src/checkpoints/checkpoints.cpp
+++ b/src/checkpoints/checkpoints.cpp
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     ADD_CHECKPOINT2(2235500, "3eac1a1253495733e10d00fd5e8e1639741566d91bae38bc6d3342af6b75da53", "0x10cea232ce71d23");
     ADD_CHECKPOINT2(2244000, "f06b8a19a75070cd002414d9d3ce59cf6b11ed9db464c6b84d3f22abbff84fae", "0x112b3331539f585");
     ADD_CHECKPOINT2(2248500, "125d0872f00b54730b1e6f925f9d211b0158dd0e254de8cefa371f2e7aba5118", "0x115c89ab7abec4a");
+    ADD_CHECKPOINT2(2257500, "99643c32f27b157c6952a67af7dbe07ca819e71df386fa9379a344686d2950cf", "0x11c2f448d4f8830");
     return true;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
index 04fa1ebdc..1e6df49da 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
@@ -5376,7 +5376,7 @@ void Blockchain::cancel()
 }
 
 #if defined(PER_BLOCK_CHECKPOINT)
-static const char expected_block_hashes_hash[] = "9df68e5d89dc3789768c4701c5dea3fd32c1df22acc439c29b775eb54cefbf29";
+static const char expected_block_hashes_hash[] = "9fcc97979d033efad4d6513ff20195f0caaa20fa878a088d6b28a87402354bc1";
 void Blockchain::load_compiled_in_block_hashes(const GetCheckpointsCallback& get_checkpoints)
 {
   if (get_checkpoints == nullptr || !m_fast_sync)
diff --git a/src/version.cpp.in b/src/version.cpp.in
index e32b902c2..e54900507 100644
--- a/src/version.cpp.in
+++ b/src/version.cpp.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #define DEF_MONERO_VERSION_TAG "@VERSIONTAG@"
-#define DEF_MONERO_VERSION "0.17.1.7"
+#define DEF_MONERO_VERSION "0.17.1.8"
 #define DEF_MONERO_RELEASE_NAME "Oxygen Orion"
 #define DEF_MONERO_VERSION_FULL DEF_MONERO_VERSION "-" DEF_MONERO_VERSION_TAG
 #define DEF_MONERO_VERSION_IS_RELEASE @VERSION_IS_RELEASE@