diff --git a/metadata/souch.smp.yml b/metadata/souch.smp.yml
index 3c0e124584..365e9e0790 100644
--- a/metadata/souch.smp.yml
+++ b/metadata/souch.smp.yml
@@ -175,7 +175,19 @@ Builds:
       - yes
     prebuild: sed -i -e '18a google()' ../build.gradle
 
+  - versionName: '1.8'
+    versionCode: 22
+    commit: c4a4eef7fad9b9069c5a5c3b4031a708ba52ecaf
+    subdir: app
+    sudo:
+      - apt-get update || apt-get update
+      - apt-get install -y openjdk-11-jdk-headless
+      - update-alternatives --auto java
+    gradle:
+      - yes
+    prebuild: sed -i -e '18a google()' ../build.gradle
+
 AutoUpdateMode: Version v%v
 UpdateCheckMode: Tags
-CurrentVersion: '1.7'
-CurrentVersionCode: 21
+CurrentVersion: '1.8'
+CurrentVersionCode: 22