diff --git a/.justfile b/.justfile
index 64a65ee..672b8fc 100644
--- a/.justfile
+++ b/.justfile
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ alias v := verify
 
 # Check tag-manifest consistency
 [script, group: 'assess']
-version-assess:
+version-assess: update
     last_tag=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 \
         $(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1) | tr -d v)
     manifest_version=$(grep '^version' Cargo.toml | cut -d \" -f 2)
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2c44a23..f5d3ef3 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "en"
-version = "0.1.7"
+version = "0.1.8"
 dependencies = [
  "axum",
  "serde",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e431de5..319e9ea 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "en"
-version = "0.1.7"
+version = "0.1.8"
 description = "A non-linear writing instrument."
 license = "AGPL-3.0-only"