diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b7e956e..b88a3452 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # aicodeman
 
+## 1.8.0
+
+### Minor Changes
+
+- Installer: choose your network binding, with LAN access as the new guided default.
+
+  The install script now asks at the end of setup how the dashboard should be reachable:
+  1. Any device on your network (0.0.0.0), the default. The installer prompts for a dashboard password (hidden input, confirmed twice); declining a password requires an explicit confirmation and the install ends with a prominent warning explaining the exposure.
+  2. This machine only (127.0.0.1), the safer option for tunnel/Tailscale setups.
+
+  The choice is wired into the generated systemd unit and launchd plist (values escaped for each format), the run-now launch path, and the printed URLs, which now include the detected LAN IP for instant phone access. Non-interactive installs keep the safe loopback default unless CODEMAN_HOST is preset, and the server binary's own default binding (127.0.0.1) is unchanged, so npm and manual installs behave exactly as before. New installer env presets: CODEMAN_HOST and CODEMAN_PASSWORD skip the prompts for automation.
+
 ## 1.7.1
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 22ae1879..56ad327c 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ When user says "COM":
 
 CI runs `npm run check:lockfile` on every push/PR, so lockfile drift fails the build even if the `version-packages` script is bypassed.
 
-**Version**: 1.7.1 (must match `package.json`)
+**Version**: 1.8.0 (must match `package.json`)
 
 ## Project Overview
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 76bfd4be..d445aedd 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "aicodeman",
-  "version": "1.7.1",
+  "version": "1.8.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "aicodeman",
-      "version": "1.7.1",
+      "version": "1.8.0",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "workspaces": [
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6f9eed58..a3e8e483 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "aicodeman",
-  "version": "1.7.1",
+  "version": "1.8.0",
   "description": "Mission control for AI coding agents - run 20 autonomous agents with real-time monitoring and session persistence",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",