diff --git a/.python-version b/.python-version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98fccd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.python-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.8
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9e8baca..cd97a5e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.11.7
\ No newline at end of file
+1.11.8
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/messages.json b/messages.json
index 523f13f..55ff8cd 100644
--- a/messages.json
+++ b/messages.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "1.11.5": "messages/1.11.5.txt",
     "1.11.6": "messages/1.11.6.txt",
     "1.11.7": "messages/1.11.7.txt",
+    "1.11.8": "messages/1.11.8.txt",
     "1.2.0-pre": "messages/1.2.0-pre.txt",
     "1.2.1": "messages/1.2.1.txt",
     "1.2.2": "messages/1.2.2.txt",
diff --git a/messages/1.11.7.txt b/messages/1.11.7.txt
index dc48d55..e024232 100644
--- a/messages/1.11.7.txt
+++ b/messages/1.11.7.txt
@@ -4,31 +4,3 @@
    - Add missing `markupsafe` dependency
    - SimpleLineAnnotationTemplate no longer raises errors
    - Fix annotation background
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diff --git a/messages/1.11.8.txt b/messages/1.11.8.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b32358
--- /dev/null
+++ b/messages/1.11.8.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+1.11.8:
+-------
+
+  Fix:
+   - Support info displaying no longer needed deps
+   - Don't use extenral diff tool when performing diff (#573)
+   - Broken link in troubleshooting.md (#574)
+   - WSL path translation
+   - Compatibility issue with python 3.8
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