diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..441c1daa957afdcd2905899e6ab8fce7c98b8098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+Changes between 0.1.7 and 0.1.8
+-----------------
+* Rework of the screenshot comparison algorithm
+* Add screenshot upload for testing purposes
+* Crash fix
+
+Changes between 0.1.6 and 0.1.7
+-----------------
+* Fix freezes on some devices
+* Layout tweeks
+
+Changes between 0.1.5 and 0.1.6
+-----------------
+
+* Block rotation during file download
+* Various text changes
+* Fix crash on weak devices
+* Add onboarding
+* Add progress dialog when uploading results
+* Add TV support
diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index d2ef76a1dcb10bf9a62fb03ac514126f1a5b085c..872edd0efa84dc00d04922fa2b94a7eeae091e00 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ android {
         applicationId "org.videolan.vlcbenchmark"
         minSdkVersion 21
         targetSdkVersion 28
-        versionCode 7
-        versionName "0.1.7"
+        versionCode 8
+        versionName "0.1.8"
         buildConfigField("String", "VLC_VERSION", "\"3.1.0\"")
         vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true
         resValue "string", "build_time", buildTime()
diff --git a/gradlew b/gradlew
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new mode 100755