diff --git a/cmd/eksctl/version_release.go b/cmd/eksctl/version_release.go
index 315d34e8a3..662f878897 100644
--- a/cmd/eksctl/version_release.go
+++ b/cmd/eksctl/version_release.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // +build release
 
 package main
-// this file was generated by version_generate.go
+// This file was generated by version_generate.go; DO NOT EDIT.
 var builtAt  = "" // will be set by goreleaser tool
 var gitCommit = "" // will be set by goreleaser tool
-var gitTag = "0.1.7"
+var gitTag = "0.1.8"