This release features some bug fixes and enhancements that include making the examples provided by the BJCP in the 2015 Style Guidelines for Specialty IPA (21B) and Historical Beer (27B) available as "sub-categories" for entries (see Issue #700 for details). See the 2.1.8 Milestones for specific bugs and features included in the release.
This release does not require the update script if upgrading from 2.1.7.