diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index b534d41ba..f92335fd1 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ android {
         // the amount of trailing zeros depends on the amount of digits the
         // defaultConfig.versionCode has -> we just prepend our increasing
         // versionCode before those zeros.
-        def braveVersionCode = 25000
+        def braveVersionCode = 26000
         // -> our versionName will be added as suffix to defaultConfig.versionName
         // We use major.minor.patch
-        def braveVersionName = "2.1.7"
+        def braveVersionName = "2.1.8"
 
         brave {
             dimension 'default'
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ project.afterEvaluate {
 configurations.all {
     exclude group: 'com.github.TeamNewPipe', module: 'NewPipeExtractor'
 
-    project.getDependencies().implementation("com.github.bravenewpipe:NewPipeExtractor:v0.23.1-2.1.7")
+    project.getDependencies().implementation("com.github.bravenewpipe:NewPipeExtractor:v0.23.1-2.1.8")
     // for JavaNetCookieJar see https://github.com/bravenewpipe/NewPipeExtractor/issues/123
     project.getDependencies().implementation("com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp-urlconnection:3.12.13")