diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index eb66d53..8450e0d 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: 1.1.7-{build}
+version: 1.1.8-{build}
 pull_requests:
   do_not_increment_build_number: true
 configuration: Release
diff --git a/src/CoreFtp/FtpClient.cs b/src/CoreFtp/FtpClient.cs
index d36780f..7d11506 100644
--- a/src/CoreFtp/FtpClient.cs
+++ b/src/CoreFtp/FtpClient.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class FtpClient : IDisposable
 
         private readonly IDnsResolver dnsResolver;
         private IDirectoryProvider directoryProvider;
-        private readonly FtpClientConfiguration configuration;
+        public FtpClientConfiguration configuration { get; }
         public ILogger Logger { get; set; }
         internal IEnumerable<string> Features { get; set; }
         internal Socket commandSocket { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/CoreFtp/project.json b/src/CoreFtp/project.json
index 8914ade..2970238 100644
--- a/src/CoreFtp/project.json
+++ b/src/CoreFtp/project.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "title": "CoreFTP",
-    "version": "1.1.7-*",
+    "version": "1.1.8-*",
     "copyright": "Nick Briscoe 2016",
     "language": "en",
     "packOptions": {
diff --git a/tests/CoreFtp.Tests.Integration/project.json b/tests/CoreFtp.Tests.Integration/project.json
index 5a109a1..59d0b7f 100644
--- a/tests/CoreFtp.Tests.Integration/project.json
+++ b/tests/CoreFtp.Tests.Integration/project.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         "Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug": "1.0.0",
         "xunit": "2.2.0-beta3-build3402",
         "AsyncFriendlyStackTrace": "1.4.1",
-        "FluentAssertions": "4.16.0"
+        "FluentAssertions": "4.17.0"
     },
     "testRunner": "xunit",
     "frameworks": {