diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index 9eadd6baa..d2c4b2715 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.8.6
\ No newline at end of file
+1.8.7
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/qa-include/qa-base.php b/qa-include/qa-base.php
index c7039cb21..d2573be6d 100644
--- a/qa-include/qa-base.php
+++ b/qa-include/qa-base.php
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 */
 
 
-define('QA_VERSION', '1.8.6'); // also used as suffix for .js and .css requests
-define('QA_BUILD_DATE', '2021-04-20');
+define('QA_VERSION', '1.8.7'); // also used as suffix for .js and .css requests
+define('QA_BUILD_DATE', '2023-07-05');
 
 
 /**