diff --git a/application/config/migration.php b/application/config/migration.php
index d0dbce0ab..b7a855020 100644
--- a/application/config/migration.php
+++ b/application/config/migration.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ $config['migration_enabled'] = TRUE;
 |
 */
 
-$config['migration_version'] = 211;
+$config['migration_version'] = 212;
 
 /*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/application/migrations/208_tag_1_7.php b/application/migrations/208_tag_1_7.php
index 492456ce1..93d433d3b 100644
--- a/application/migrations/208_tag_1_7.php
+++ b/application/migrations/208_tag_1_7.php
@@ -35,8 +35,5 @@ class Migration_tag_1_7 extends CI_Migration {
     {
         $this->db->where('option_name', 'version');
         $this->db->update('options', array('option_value' => '1.6.1'));
-
-        // Revert the DB adjustment
-        $this->db->query("ALTER TABLE ".$this->config->item('table_name')." MODIFY COLUMN `COL_QTH` VARCHAR(64) DEFAULT NULL;");
     }
 }
diff --git a/application/migrations/212_tag_1_8_1.php b/application/migrations/212_tag_1_8_1.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ca2b3a1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/application/migrations/212_tag_1_8_1.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
+
+/*
+        Tag Wavelog as Version 1.8.1
+*/
+
+class Migration_tag_1_8_1 extends CI_Migration {
+
+    public function up()
+    {
+
+        // Tag Wavelog New Version
+        $this->db->where('option_name', 'version');
+        $this->db->update('options', array('option_value' => '1.8.1'));
+
+        // Trigger Version Info Dialog
+        $this->db->where('option_type', 'version_dialog');
+        $this->db->where('option_name', 'confirmed');
+        $this->db->update('user_options', array('option_value' => 'false'));
+
+        // Also set Version Dialog to "both" if only custom text is applied
+        $this->db->where('option_name', 'version_dialog');
+        $this->db->where('option_value', 'custom_text');
+        $this->db->update('options', array('option_value' => 'both'));
+
+        // small DB adjustment in this release to save mig versions 
+        // see: https://github.com/wavelog/wavelog/issues/698
+        $this->db->query("ALTER TABLE ".$this->config->item('table_name')." MODIFY COLUMN `COL_POTA_REF` VARCHAR(128) DEFAULT NULL;");
+        $this->db->query("ALTER TABLE ".$this->config->item('table_name')." MODIFY COLUMN `COL_MY_POTA_REF` VARCHAR(128) DEFAULT NULL;");
+
+    }
+
+    public function down()
+    {
+        $this->db->where('option_name', 'version');
+        $this->db->update('options', array('option_value' => '1.8'));
+    }
+}