diff --git a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/package.json b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/package.json
index 2b919213e..005877a1e 100644
--- a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/package.json
+++ b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@genarrative/ai-game-creator-shell",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.1.7",
+  "version": "0.1.8",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "node scripts/start-tauri-dev.mjs",
diff --git a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/scripts/check-config.mjs b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/scripts/check-config.mjs
index f147177b3..e4ff8a792 100644
--- a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/scripts/check-config.mjs
+++ b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/scripts/check-config.mjs
@@ -1533,11 +1533,11 @@ if (
 }
 
 if (
-  tauriConfig.version !== '0.1.7' ||
-  packageConfig.version !== '0.1.7' ||
-  cargoPackageVersion !== '0.1.7'
+  tauriConfig.version !== '0.1.8' ||
+  packageConfig.version !== '0.1.8' ||
+  cargoPackageVersion !== '0.1.8'
 ) {
-  throw new Error('AI game creator standard release must remain version 0.1.7');
+  throw new Error('AI game creator standard release must remain version 0.1.8');
 }
 
 const devServerSource = fs.readFileSync(
diff --git a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index e5b2dafa2..52f92e2e5 100644
--- a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -1695,7 +1695,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "genarrative-ai-game-creator-shell"
-version = "0.1.7"
+version = "0.1.8"
 dependencies = [
  "agent-runtime-core",
  "axum",
diff --git a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index 8bc9023ab..53d574dad 100644
--- a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "genarrative-ai-game-creator-shell"
-version = "0.1.7"
+version = "0.1.8"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
 
diff --git a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 7e6c7ce91..2f6356dc5 100644
--- a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2",
   "productName": "Genarrative AI Game Creator",
-  "version": "0.1.7",
+  "version": "0.1.8",
   "identifier": "world.genarrative.ai-game-creator",
   "build": {
     "beforeDevCommand": "npm --prefix ../.. run agc:serve",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 386892a25..53e662692 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     },
     "apps/ai-game-creator-shell": {
       "name": "@genarrative/ai-game-creator-shell",
-      "version": "0.1.7",
+      "version": "0.1.8",
       "dependencies": {
         "@cubone/react-file-manager": "^1.35.0",
         "@genarrative/image-canvas-core": "0.1.0",
diff --git a/scripts/check-npm-workspaces.mjs b/scripts/check-npm-workspaces.mjs
index f6150e74c..5e4aecbf8 100644
--- a/scripts/check-npm-workspaces.mjs
+++ b/scripts/check-npm-workspaces.mjs
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export function collectNpmWorkspaceErrors(rootDir) {
       );
     }
     const expectedWorkspaceVersion =
-      workspacePath === 'apps/ai-game-creator-shell' ? '0.1.7' : '0.1.0';
+      workspacePath === 'apps/ai-game-creator-shell' ? '0.1.8' : '0.1.0';
     if (manifest.version !== expectedWorkspaceVersion) {
       errors.push(
         `${manifestPath}: workspace version must be ${expectedWorkspaceVersion}`,
diff --git a/scripts/check-npm-workspaces.test.mjs b/scripts/check-npm-workspaces.test.mjs
index 971e0188c..0686162e0 100644
--- a/scripts/check-npm-workspaces.test.mjs
+++ b/scripts/check-npm-workspaces.test.mjs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ function createValidFixture() {
       name: workspaceNames[workspacePath],
       private: true,
       version:
-        workspacePath === 'apps/ai-game-creator-shell' ? '0.1.7' : '0.1.0',
+        workspacePath === 'apps/ai-game-creator-shell' ? '0.1.8' : '0.1.0',
       dependencies: localDependencies[workspacePath],
     };
     writeJson(rootDir, `${workspacePath}/package.json`, manifest);