diff --git a/logstash-filter-elasticsearch.gemspec b/logstash-filter-elasticsearch.gemspec
index d5de80f..6ab63b6 100644
--- a/logstash-filter-elasticsearch.gemspec
+++ b/logstash-filter-elasticsearch.gemspec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.name            = 'logstash-filter-elasticsearch'
-  s.version         = '3.1.6'
+  s.version         = '3.1.8'
   s.licenses        = ['Apache License (2.0)']
   s.summary         = "Search elasticsearch for a previous log event and copy some fields from it into the current event"
   s.description     = "This gem is a Logstash plugin required to be installed on top of the Logstash core pipeline using $LS_HOME/bin/logstash-plugin install gemname. This gem is not a stand-alone program"