diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index cfd23ad0e..df85ade9d 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 Features:
  * SMTChecker: Integration with CVC4 SMT solver
+ * Build system: Support Ubuntu Bionic.
 
 Bugfixes:
 
diff --git a/scripts/install_deps.sh b/scripts/install_deps.sh
index e884ed652..fa5551bfe 100755
--- a/scripts/install_deps.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_deps.sh
@@ -268,43 +268,39 @@ case $(uname -s) in
                 install_z3=""
                 case $(lsb_release -cs) in
                     trusty|qiana|rebecca|rafaela|rosa)
-                        #trusty
                         echo "Installing solidity dependencies on Ubuntu Trusty Tahr (14.04)."
                         echo "Or, you may also be running Linux Mint Qiana / Rebecca / Rafaela / Rosa (base: Ubuntu Trusty Tahr (14.04).)"
                         ;;
                     utopic)
-                        #utopic
                         echo "Installing solidity dependencies on Ubuntu Utopic Unicorn (14.10)."
                         ;;
                     vivid)
-                        #vivid
                         echo "Installing solidity dependencies on Ubuntu Vivid Vervet (15.04)."
                         ;;
                     wily)
-                        #wily
                         echo "Installing solidity dependencies on Ubuntu Wily Werewolf (15.10)."
                         ;;
                     xenial|sarah|serena|sonya|sylvia)
-                        #xenial
                         echo "Installing solidity dependencies on Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (16.04)."
                         echo "Or, you may also be running Linux Mint Sarah / Serena / Sonya / Sylvia (base: Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (16.04).)"
                         install_z3="libz3-dev"
                         ;;
                     yakkety)
-                        #yakkety
                         echo "Installing solidity dependencies on Ubuntu Yakkety Yak (16.10)."
                         install_z3="libz3-dev"
                         ;;
                     zesty)
-                        #zesty
                         echo "Installing solidity dependencies on Ubuntu Zesty (17.04)."
                         install_z3="libz3-dev"
                         ;;
                     artful)
-                        #artful
                         echo "Installing solidity dependencies on Ubuntu Artful (17.10)."
                         install_z3="libz3-dev"
                         ;;
+                    bionic)
+                        echo "Installing solidity dependencies on Ubuntu Bionic (18.04)."
+                        install_z3="libz3-dev"
+                        ;;
                     betsy)
                         #do not try anything for betsy.
                         echo "Linux Mint Betsy is not supported at the moment as it runs off of Debian."
@@ -319,7 +315,7 @@ case $(uname -s) in
                         echo "ERROR - Unknown or unsupported Ubuntu version (" $(lsb_release -cs) ")"
                         echo "ERROR - This might not work, but we are trying anyway."
                         echo "Please drop us a message at https://gitter.im/ethereum/solidity-dev."
-                        echo "We only support Trusty, Utopic, Vivid, Wily, Xenial, Yakkety, Zesty and Artful."
+                        echo "We only support Trusty, Utopic, Vivid, Wily, Xenial, Yakkety, Zesty, Artful and Bionic."
                         install_z3="libz3-dev"
                         ;;
                 esac