diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6ebeacf74..2987f1fb9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ If you are using Maven without BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-bigquery</artifactId>
-  <version>2.1.7</version>
+  <version>2.1.8</version>
 </dependency>
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>