diff --git a/site.mk b/site.mk
index fb10012432eaaab9e4872c8ff3f3d7e624d8ff3a..5b23e0a696c10e7ea359a9ae0741641cc422e4c3 100644
--- a/site.mk
+++ b/site.mk
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ DEFAULT_BUILD_DATE := $(shell date '+%Y-%m-%d')
 
 BUILD_DATE ?= $(DEFAULT_BUILD_DATE)
 
-DEFAULT_GLUON_RELEASE := 1.7+$(BUILD_DATE)-g.$(shell git -C $(GLUON_SITEDIR)/gluon log --pretty=format:'%h' -n 1)-s.$(shell git -C $(GLUON_SITEDIR) log --pretty=format:'%h' -n 1)
+DEFAULT_GLUON_RELEASE := 1.8+$(BUILD_DATE)-g.$(shell git -C $(GLUON_SITEDIR)/gluon log --pretty=format:'%h' -n 1)-s.$(shell git -C $(GLUON_SITEDIR) log --pretty=format:'%h' -n 1)
 
 GLUON_LANGS := de en