diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 4b91a0e2c..b27555818 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-2015-07.11
+2015-07-12
+
+  Released 1.8
+  Fixes crash when replying an unicode text message (special thanks to JRoot3D)
+
+2015-07-11
 
   Released 1.7
   Fixes crash when username is not defined on chat (special thanks to JRoot3D)
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index f247e5b38..c7f40f01a 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ Table of contents
 - `Getting the code`_
 
 - `Documentation`_
-  
+
   1. `API`_
-  
+
 - `Contact`_
 
 - `TODO`_
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ _`Installing`
 
 You can install python-telegram-bot using::
 
-    $ pip install python-telegram-bot
+    $ pip install python-telegram-bot --upgrade
 
 ===================
 _`Getting the code`
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c5f80f740..c3a9ed1de 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def read(*paths):
 
 setup(
     name='python-telegram-bot',
-    version='1.7',
+    version='1.8',
     author='Leandro Toledo',
     author_email='leandrotoledodesouza@gmail.com',
     license='GPLv2',
diff --git a/tests/test_bot.py b/tests/test_bot.py
index ffbb89313..e435af6dc 100644
--- a/tests/test_bot.py
+++ b/tests/test_bot.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class BotTest(unittest.TestCase):
         '''Test the telegram.Bot getUpdates method'''
         print('Testing getUpdates')
         updates = self._bot.getUpdates()
-        self.assertEqual(129566611, updates[0].update_id)
+        self.assertEqual(129566614, updates[0].update_id)
 
     def testForwardMessage(self):
         '''Test the telegram.Bot forwardMessage method'''