diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index a97d63fd..51bb4470 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+### Version 0.1.8
+
+#### New features
+
+* [feat(fixtures)](https://github.com/MODFLOW-USGS/modflow-devtools/commit/3bf76d587a04954cc68a07d38e48876d42f06b58): Discover external model repo dirs with .git suffix (#80). Committed by w-bonelli on 2023-04-21.
+
+#### Bug fixes
+
+* [fix(multiple)](https://github.com/MODFLOW-USGS/modflow-devtools/commit/2307add30eb3134a786f7c722656b4d99a0fe91a): Fix some CI and fixture issues (#81). Committed by w-bonelli on 2023-04-21.
+
 ### Version 0.1.7
 
 #### Refactoring
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index eb7b8a5a..905fef57 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 project = "modflow-devtools"
 author = "MODFLOW Team"
-release = "0.1.8"
+release = "0.1.9"
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration
diff --git a/modflow_devtools/__init__.py b/modflow_devtools/__init__.py
index 855049e1..8a30d5e9 100644
--- a/modflow_devtools/__init__.py
+++ b/modflow_devtools/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 __author__ = "Joseph D. Hughes"
-__date__ = "Apr 18, 2023"
-__version__ = "0.1.8"
+__date__ = "Apr 21, 2023"
+__version__ = "0.1.9"
 __maintainer__ = "Joseph D. Hughes"
 __email__ = "jdhughes@usgs.gov"
 __status__ = "Production"
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 84aa3a7d..82551adb 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.1.8
\ No newline at end of file
+0.1.9
\ No newline at end of file