diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index b61356852be84d996a73653d0b1d28fb73d38377..4e6f8e960466eab90bf909c429b9b74e09143b90 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
+1.1.8
+-----
+* Backport cartesian_product fix for 5.44 maxima version
+* Update dependencies
+
 1.1.7
+-----
 * Fix bug where restart of container without DAC_OVERRIDE capability results in indefinite
     restarts of the container
 * Fix healthcheck not detecting inability to write to plot directory
diff --git a/goemaxima_version b/goemaxima_version
index 2bf1ca5f549c1a54d2aff9891bea88c940d7d4e6..18efdb9ae67a363598be48f21356657f831557a5 100644
--- a/goemaxima_version
+++ b/goemaxima_version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1.7
+1.1.8
diff --git a/helmmaxima/Chart.yaml b/helmmaxima/Chart.yaml
index d78d5cc20fd8b6a2bc0d5bb7634e7c99848a97c7..2431ea5c58593249b35f379443425c9159302206 100644
--- a/helmmaxima/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helmmaxima/Chart.yaml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ type: application
 
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
-version: 1.1.7
+version: 1.1.8
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application.
-appVersion: 1.1.7
+appVersion: 1.1.8
diff --git a/src/web/web.go b/src/web/web.go
index 10eabc9fa51d4bcf5fcb69eb15365b50c696f96f..10704c95c87aa447ca20e57507ab160492b54b9a 100644
--- a/src/web/web.go
+++ b/src/web/web.go
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ func handler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, queue <-chan *ChildProcess,
 	health := r.FormValue("health") == "1"
 	if r.Method == "GET" && r.FormValue("input") == "" && !health {
 		hostname, _ := os.Hostname()
-		fmt.Fprintf(w, "Hostname: %s, version: 1.1.7\n", hostname)
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "Hostname: %s, version: 1.1.8\n", hostname)
 		return
 	}
 	// the maxima input to be evaluated