diff --git a/CHANGELOG-2.x.md b/CHANGELOG-2.x.md
index 64ab5117a..41f3b92d0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-2.x.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-2.x.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# V2.1.8
+* Remove unused workflow that publishes images to dockerhub ([#1621](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-efs-csi-driver/pull/1621), [@jrakas-dev](https://github.com/jrakas-dev))
+*  Return existing access point if one already exists during create workflow ([#1620](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-efs-csi-driver/pull/1620), [@jrakas-dev](https://github.com/jrakas-dev))
+* Clean install openssl and standardize eks distro ([#1619](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-efs-csi-driver/pull/1619), [@dankova22](https://github.com/dankova22))
+* Fix centos image in pod config examples ([#1611](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-efs-csi-driver/pull/1611), [@thakurmi](https://github.com/thakurmi))
 # V2.1.7
 * Adding additional checks and multi threaded testing to ensure concurrent createVolume and deleteVolume calls are handled correctly ([#1592] (https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-efs-csi-driver/pull/1592), [@dluthcke](https://github.com/dluthcke))
 * Clarifying Note when uninstalling CSI driver ([#1599] (https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-efs-csi-driver/pull/1599), [@dluthcke](https://github.com/dluthcke))
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b85d3bb0f..c615327c4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-VERSION=v2.1.7
+VERSION=v2.1.8
 
 PKG=github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-efs-csi-driver
 GIT_COMMIT?=$(shell git rev-parse HEAD)
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index 9307c35c9..f5d9cfbf1 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ The following sections are Kubernetes specific. If you are a Kubernetes user, us
 | Amazon EFS CSI Driver Version | Image                            |
 |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 | master branch                 | amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver:master |
+| v2.1.8                        | amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver:v2.1.8 |
 | v2.1.7                        | amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver:v2.1.7 |
 | v2.1.6                        | amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver:v2.1.6 |
 | v2.1.5                        | amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver:v2.1.5 |
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ The following sections are Kubernetes specific. If you are a Kubernetes user, us
 ### ECR Image
 | Driver Version | [ECR](https://gallery.ecr.aws/efs-csi-driver/amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver) Image |
 |----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| v2.1.7         | public.ecr.aws/efs-csi-driver/amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver:v2.1.7                |
+| v2.1.8         | public.ecr.aws/efs-csi-driver/amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver:v2.1.8                |
 
 **Note**  
 You can find previous efs-csi-driver versions' images from [here](https://gallery.ecr.aws/efs-csi-driver/amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver)
@@ -382,7 +383,7 @@ If you want to update to a specific version, first customize the driver yaml fil
 kubectl kustomize "github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-efs-csi-driver/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/stable/?ref=release-2.0" > driver.yaml
 ```
 
-Then, update all lines referencing `image: amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver` to the desired version (e.g., to `image: amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver:v2.1.7`) in the yaml file, and deploy driver yaml again:
+Then, update all lines referencing `image: amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver` to the desired version (e.g., to `image: amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver:v2.1.8`) in the yaml file, and deploy driver yaml again:
 ```sh
 kubectl apply -f driver.yaml
 ```