diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index 48b5c2b..72dc69a 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ pykickstart-1.4.tar.gz
 pykickstart-1.5.tar.gz
 pykickstart-1.6.tar.gz
 pykickstart-1.7.tar.gz
+pykickstart-1.8.tar.gz
diff --git a/pykickstart.spec b/pykickstart.spec
index b33e0c8..5931d7b 100644
--- a/pykickstart.spec
+++ b/pykickstart.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Summary:  A python library for manipulating kickstart files
 Name: pykickstart
 Url: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/pykickstart
-Version: 1.7
+Version: 1.8
 Release: 1%{?dist}
 # This is a Red Hat maintained package which is specific to
 # our distribution.  Thus the source is only available from
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %{_bindir}/ksvalidator
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Aug 13 2007 Chris Lumens <clumens@redhat.com> 1.8-1
+- Fix type checking of string values.
+
 * Thu Aug 09 2007 Chris Lumens <clumens@redhat.com> 1.7-1
 - Clarify license in spec file and all source files.
 - Check string values to options to make sure they're not other options
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index e8aa560..69bd536 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2c865d9c3b0482c92cc0a2e6f4fc2efb  pykickstart-1.7.tar.gz
+be02bdd940229fc564879efaf959f7e3  pykickstart-1.8.tar.gz