diff --git a/.github/workflows/_tauri.yml b/.github/workflows/_tauri.yml
index b9d3bf8ec..625e5e863 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_tauri.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_tauri.yml
@@ -26,31 +26,31 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
             # mark:next-gui-version
-            binary-dest-path: firezone-client-gui-linux_1.1.7_x86_64
+            binary-dest-path: firezone-client-gui-linux_1.1.8_x86_64
             rename-script: ../../scripts/build/tauri-rename-ubuntu.sh
             upload-script: ../../scripts/build/tauri-upload-ubuntu.sh
             # mark:next-gui-version
-            syms-artifact: rust/gui-client/firezone-client-gui-linux_1.1.7_x86_64.dwp
+            syms-artifact: rust/gui-client/firezone-client-gui-linux_1.1.8_x86_64.dwp
             # mark:next-gui-version
-            pkg-artifact: rust/gui-client/firezone-client-gui-linux_1.1.7_x86_64.deb
+            pkg-artifact: rust/gui-client/firezone-client-gui-linux_1.1.8_x86_64.deb
           - runs-on: ubuntu-20.04-arm
             # mark:next-gui-version
-            binary-dest-path: firezone-client-gui-linux_1.1.7_aarch64
+            binary-dest-path: firezone-client-gui-linux_1.1.8_aarch64
             rename-script: ../../scripts/build/tauri-rename-ubuntu.sh
             upload-script: ../../scripts/build/tauri-upload-ubuntu.sh
             # mark:next-gui-version
-            syms-artifact: rust/gui-client/firezone-client-gui-linux_1.1.7_aarch64.dwp
+            syms-artifact: rust/gui-client/firezone-client-gui-linux_1.1.8_aarch64.dwp
             # mark:next-gui-version
-            pkg-artifact: rust/gui-client/firezone-client-gui-linux_1.1.7_aarch64.deb
+            pkg-artifact: rust/gui-client/firezone-client-gui-linux_1.1.8_aarch64.deb
           - runs-on: windows-2019
             # mark:next-gui-version
-            binary-dest-path: firezone-client-gui-windows_1.1.7_x86_64
+            binary-dest-path: firezone-client-gui-windows_1.1.8_x86_64
             rename-script: ../../scripts/build/tauri-rename-windows.sh
             upload-script: ../../scripts/build/tauri-upload-windows.sh
             # mark:next-gui-version
-            syms-artifact: rust/gui-client/firezone-client-gui-windows_1.1.7_x86_64.pdb
+            syms-artifact: rust/gui-client/firezone-client-gui-windows_1.1.8_x86_64.pdb
             # mark:next-gui-version
-            pkg-artifact: rust/gui-client/firezone-client-gui-windows_1.1.7_x86_64.msi
+            pkg-artifact: rust/gui-client/firezone-client-gui-windows_1.1.8_x86_64.msi
     env:
       BINARY_DEST_PATH: ${{ matrix.binary-dest-path }}
       AZURE_KEY_VAULT_URI: ${{ secrets.AZURE_KEY_VAULT_URI }}
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ runner.os == 'Windows' }}
         shell: bash
         # mark:next-gui-version
-        run: ../../scripts/build/sign.sh ../target/release/bundle/msi/Firezone_1.1.7_x64_en-US.msi
+        run: ../../scripts/build/sign.sh ../target/release/bundle/msi/Firezone_1.1.8_x64_en-US.msi
       - name: Rename artifacts and compute SHA256
         shell: bash
         run: ${{ matrix.rename-script }}
@@ -121,6 +121,6 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
           # mark:next-gui-version
-          TAG_NAME: gui-client-1.1.7
+          TAG_NAME: gui-client-1.1.8
         shell: bash
         run: ${{ matrix.upload-script }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 03797ac0d..eb45f9106 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
           - release_name: headless-client-1.1.4
             config_name: release-drafter-headless-client.yml
           # mark:next-gui-version
-          - release_name: gui-client-1.1.7
+          - release_name: gui-client-1.1.8
             config_name: release-drafter-gui-client.yml
     steps:
       - uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v6
diff --git a/rust/Cargo.lock b/rust/Cargo.lock
index 5ac621906..a97a6ba20 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.lock
+++ b/rust/Cargo.lock
@@ -1888,7 +1888,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "firezone-gui-client"
-version = "1.1.7"
+version = "1.1.8"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "arboard",
diff --git a/rust/gui-client/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/rust/gui-client/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index a55e1d496..15493f57f 100644
--- a/rust/gui-client/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/gui-client/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "firezone-gui-client"
 # mark:next-gui-version
-version = "1.1.7"
+version = "1.1.8"
 description = "Firezone"
 edition = "2021"
 default-run = "firezone-gui-client"
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile b/scripts/Makefile
index 1e4c3fd5b..21ec15c94 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/Makefile
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@
 current-apple-version = 1.1.2
 current-android-version = 1.1.3
 current-gateway-version = 1.1.2
-current-gui-version = 1.1.6
+current-gui-version = 1.1.7
 current-headless-version = 1.1.3
 
 # Tracks the next version to release for each platform
 next-apple-version = 1.1.3
 next-android-version = 1.1.4
 next-gateway-version = 1.1.3
-next-gui-version = 1.1.7
+next-gui-version = 1.1.8
 next-headless-version = 1.1.4
 
 # macOS uses a slightly different sed syntax
diff --git a/website/redirects.js b/website/redirects.js
index 3fc9aeeaa..bcb89160e 100644
--- a/website/redirects.js
+++ b/website/redirects.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module.exports = [
     source: "/dl/firezone-client-gui-windows/latest/x86_64",
     destination:
       // mark:current-gui-version
-      "https://www.github.com/firezone/firezone/releases/download/gui-client-1.1.6/firezone-client-gui-windows_1.1.6_x86_64.msi",
+      "https://www.github.com/firezone/firezone/releases/download/gui-client-1.1.7/firezone-client-gui-windows_1.1.7_x86_64.msi",
     permanent: false,
   },
   /*
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ module.exports = [
     source: "/dl/firezone-client-gui-linux/latest/x86_64",
     destination:
       // mark:current-gui-version
-      "https://www.github.com/firezone/firezone/releases/download/gui-client-1.1.6/firezone-client-gui-linux_1.1.6_x86_64.deb",
+      "https://www.github.com/firezone/firezone/releases/download/gui-client-1.1.7/firezone-client-gui-linux_1.1.7_x86_64.deb",
     permanent: false,
   },
   {
     source: "/dl/firezone-client-gui-linux/latest/aarch64",
     destination:
       // mark:current-gui-version
-      "https://www.github.com/firezone/firezone/releases/download/gui-client-1.1.6/firezone-client-gui-linux_1.1.6_aarch64.deb",
+      "https://www.github.com/firezone/firezone/releases/download/gui-client-1.1.7/firezone-client-gui-linux_1.1.7_aarch64.deb",
     permanent: false,
   },
   {
diff --git a/website/src/app/kb/user-guides/windows-client/readme.mdx b/website/src/app/kb/user-guides/windows-client/readme.mdx
index 92977b169..0fee2c163 100644
--- a/website/src/app/kb/user-guides/windows-client/readme.mdx
+++ b/website/src/app/kb/user-guides/windows-client/readme.mdx
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ Get-DnsClientNrptRule | where Comment -eq firezone-fd0020211111 | foreach { Remo
 - After clearing diagnostic logs, no more logs are written until the GUI and
   tunnel service each restart.
   [#4764](https://github.com/firezone/firezone/issues/4764)
-- Signing in can be slow on some systems [#5026](https://github.com/firezone/firezone/issues/5026)
 - Clearing diagnostic logs does not clear logs from the IPC service
   [#5453](https://github.com/firezone/firezone/issues/5453)
 
diff --git a/website/src/components/Changelog/GUI.tsx b/website/src/components/Changelog/GUI.tsx
index 33bbed83c..c8743309c 100644
--- a/website/src/components/Changelog/GUI.tsx
+++ b/website/src/components/Changelog/GUI.tsx
@@ -12,16 +12,23 @@ export default function GUI({ title }: { title: string }) {
 
   return (
     <Entries href={href} arches={arches} title={title}>
-      {/*<Entry version="1.1.7" date={new Date("2024-07-12")}>
+      {/*<Entry version="1.1.8" date={new Date("2024-07-17")}>
+        <ul className="list-disc space-y-2 pl-4 mb-4">
+          <ChangeItem>
+            This is a maintenance release with no user-facing changes.
+          </ChangeItem>
+        </ul>
+      </Entry>*/}
+      <Entry version="1.1.7" date={new Date("2024-07-17")}>
         <ul className="list-disc space-y-2 pl-4 mb-4">
           <ChangeItem enable={title === "Linux GUI"} pull="5848">
-            If the GUI is open during an update, close it and prompt the user to restart the GUI.
+            Stops the GUI and prompts you to re-launch it if you update Firezone while the GUI is running.
           </ChangeItem>
           <ChangeItem enable={title === "Windows"} pull="5375">
             Improves sign-in speed and fixes a DNS leak
           </ChangeItem>
         </ul>
-      </Entry>*/}
+      </Entry>
       <Entry version="1.1.6" date={new Date("2024-07-12")}>
         <ul className="list-disc space-y-2 pl-4 mb-4">
           <ChangeItem pull="5795">