diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
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    :target: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/docs/bob/bob.learn.linear/master/index.html
-.. image:: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.learn.linear/badges/master/pipeline.svg
-   :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.learn.linear/commits/master
-.. image:: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.learn.linear/badges/master/coverage.svg
-   :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.learn.linear/commits/master
+.. image:: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.learn.linear/badges/v2.1.8/pipeline.svg
+   :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.learn.linear/commits/v2.1.8
+.. image:: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.learn.linear/badges/v2.1.8/coverage.svg
+   :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.learn.linear/commits/v2.1.8
 .. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/gitlab-project-0000c0.svg
    :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.learn.linear
 
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 4ead3fe8141481e0351ab9fbc3558c3f63aab06e..b370e25daa17c7fac07173138dc042a18a7874d5 100644
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-2.1.8b0
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+2.1.8
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