diff --git a/application/config/migration.php b/application/config/migration.php
index 52637be5f..d18693070 100644
--- a/application/config/migration.php
+++ b/application/config/migration.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ $config['migration_enabled'] = TRUE;
 |
 */
 
-$config['migration_version'] = 207;
+$config['migration_version'] = 208;
 
 /*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/application/migrations/208_tag_1_7.php b/application/migrations/208_tag_1_7.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..492456ce1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/application/migrations/208_tag_1_7.php
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<?php
+
+defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
+
+/*
+        Tag Wavelog as Version 1.7
+*/
+
+class Migration_tag_1_7 extends CI_Migration {
+
+    public function up()
+    {
+
+        // Tag Wavelog New Version
+        $this->db->where('option_name', 'version');
+        $this->db->update('options', array('option_value' => '1.7'));
+
+        // 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/discussions/511
+        $this->db->query("ALTER TABLE ".$this->config->item('table_name')." MODIFY COLUMN `COL_QTH` VARCHAR(128) DEFAULT NULL;");
+
+    }
+
+    public function down()
+    {
+        $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;");
+    }
+}