diff --git a/License.md b/License.md
index 3569225..b3df08f 100644
--- a/License.md
+++ b/License.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
PHP Markdown Lib
-Copyright (c) 2004-2016 Michel Fortin
+Copyright (c) 2004-2018 Michel Fortin
All rights reserved.
diff --git a/Michelf/Markdown.php b/Michelf/Markdown.php
index 08c2129..e4c2c23 100644
--- a/Michelf/Markdown.php
+++ b/Michelf/Markdown.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
*
* @package php-markdown
* @author Michel Fortin
- * @copyright 2004-2016 Michel Fortin
+ * @copyright 2004-2018 Michel Fortin
* @copyright (Original Markdown) 2004-2006 John Gruber
*/
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class Markdown implements MarkdownInterface {
* Define the package version
* @var string
*/
- const MARKDOWNLIB_VERSION = "1.7.0";
+ const MARKDOWNLIB_VERSION = "1.8.0";
/**
* Simple function interface - Initialize the parser and return the result
diff --git a/Michelf/MarkdownExtra.php b/Michelf/MarkdownExtra.php
index 73ce632..a8f7f2c 100644
--- a/Michelf/MarkdownExtra.php
+++ b/Michelf/MarkdownExtra.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
*
* @package php-markdown
* @author Michel Fortin
- * @copyright 2004-2016 Michel Fortin
+ * @copyright 2004-2018 Michel Fortin
* @copyright (Original Markdown) 2004-2006 John Gruber
*/
diff --git a/Michelf/MarkdownInterface.php b/Michelf/MarkdownInterface.php
index c914978..7fc0da0 100644
--- a/Michelf/MarkdownInterface.php
+++ b/Michelf/MarkdownInterface.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
*
* @package php-markdown
* @author Michel Fortin
- * @copyright 2004-2016 Michel Fortin
+ * @copyright 2004-2018 Michel Fortin
* @copyright (Original Markdown) 2004-2006 John Gruber
*/
diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index 9deb670..c05cd93 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
PHP Markdown
============
-PHP Markdown Lib 1.7.0 - 29 Oct 2016
+PHP Markdown Lib 1.8.0 - 14 Jan 2018
by Michel Fortin
@@ -183,13 +183,14 @@ PHP Markdown, please visit [michelf.ca/donate] or send Bitcoin to
Version History
---------------
-Current (unreleased)
+PHP Markdown Lib 1.8.0 (14 Jan 2018)
* Autoloading with Composer now uses PSR-4.
* HTML output for Markdown Extra footnotes now include `role` attributes
with values from [WAI-ARIA](https://www.w3.org/TR/dpub-aria/) to
make them more accessible.
+ (Thanks to Tobias Bengfort)
* In Markdown Extra, added the `hashtag_protection` configuration variable.
When set to `true` it prevents ATX-style headers with no space after the initial