diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c1cf67af..5ca6787b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ members = ["widget"]
 
 [project]
 name = "quantem"
-version = "0.1.7"
+version = "0.1.8"
 description = "quantitative electron microscopy analysis toolkit."
 keywords = ["EM","TEM","STEM","4DSTEM"]
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index e4f93395..7ab7af26 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -2645,7 +2645,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "quantem"
-version = "0.1.7"
+version = "0.1.8"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "cmasher" },