diff --git a/pycxx.spec b/pycxx.spec
index 794592f..da50766 100644
--- a/pycxx.spec
+++ b/pycxx.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %define pkgname %(echo %name | cut -d- -f2-)
 Name:          pycxx
-Version:       7.1.7
-Release:       2mamba
+Version:       7.1.8
+Release:       1mamba
 Summary:       A set of C++ facilities to make it easier to write Python extensions
 Group:         System/Libraries
 Vendor:        openmamba
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ sed -i "\,\.egg-info/,d;s,.*/man/.*,&.gz," %{name}.filelist
 %{python_sitearch}/CXX-%{version}-py*.egg-info
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Nov 08 2023 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 7.1.8-1mamba
+- automatic version update by autodist
+
 * Fri Sep 29 2023 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 7.1.7-2mamba
 - rebuilt by autoport with build requirements: python3-devel>=3.11.5-3mamba