diff --git a/tools/issue.install b/tools/issue.install
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--- a/tools/issue.install
+++ b/tools/issue.install
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-Welcome to MINIX 3.1.7.
+Welcome to MINIX 3.1.8.
 
 The system is now running and many commands work normally.  To use MINIX
 in a serious way, you need to install it to your hard disk, which you