diff --git a/Cabal.cabal b/Cabal.cabal
--- a/Cabal.cabal
+++ b/Cabal.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Cabal
-version: 1.18.1.6
+version: 1.18.1.7
 copyright: 2003-2006, Isaac Jones
            2005-2011, Duncan Coutts
 license: BSD3
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   organizing, and cataloging Haskell libraries and tools.
 category: Distribution
 cabal-version: >=1.10
-build-type: Custom
+build-type: Simple
 -- Even though we do use the default Setup.lhs it's vital to bootstrapping
 -- that we build Setup.lhs using our own local Cabal source code.
 
diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
--- a/changelog
+++ b/changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 -*-change-log-*-
 
+1.18.1.7 Ryan Thomas <ryan@ryant.org> January 2016
+	* Cabal.cabal: change build-type to Simple.
+
 1.11.x (current development version)
 
 1.10.0.x (next stable release version)