diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c163c8c0e..cd4cb5a16 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ set(minBoostVersion 1.71)
 set(minQt5Version 5.15.2)
 set(minQt6Version 6.2)
 set(minOpenSSLVersion 1.1.1)
-set(minLibtorrent1Version 1.2.14)
-set(minLibtorrentVersion 2.0.7)
+set(minLibtorrent1Version 1.2.18)
+set(minLibtorrentVersion 2.0.8)
 set(minZlibVersion 1.2.11)
 
 include(CheckCXXSourceCompiles) # TODO: migrate to CheckSourceCompiles in CMake >= 3.19
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 687786f65..296dd8a19 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ qBittorrent - A BitTorrent client in C++ / Qt
 
   - Boost >= 1.71
 
-  - libtorrent-rasterbar 1.2.14 - 1.2.x || 2.0.7 - 2.0.x
+  - libtorrent-rasterbar 1.2.18 - 1.2.x || 2.0.8 - 2.0.x
       * By Arvid Norberg, https://www.libtorrent.org/
       * Be careful: another library (the one used by rTorrent) uses a similar name
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index a031251f1..9df7aea11 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6024,19 +6024,19 @@ LDFLAGS="$BOOST_LDFLAGS $LDFLAGS"
 
 
 pkg_failed=no
-{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for libtorrent-rasterbar >= 2.0.7" >&5
-printf %s "checking for libtorrent-rasterbar >= 2.0.7... " >&6; }
+{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for libtorrent-rasterbar >= 2.0.8" >&5
+printf %s "checking for libtorrent-rasterbar >= 2.0.8... " >&6; }
 
 if test -n "$libtorrent_CFLAGS"; then
     pkg_cv_libtorrent_CFLAGS="$libtorrent_CFLAGS"
  elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
     if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libtorrent-rasterbar >= 2.0.7\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 2.0.7") 2>&5
+    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libtorrent-rasterbar >= 2.0.8\""; } >&5
+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 2.0.8") 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
   printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_libtorrent_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 2.0.7" 2>/dev/null`
+  pkg_cv_libtorrent_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 2.0.8" 2>/dev/null`
 		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
 else
   pkg_failed=yes
@@ -6048,12 +6048,12 @@ if test -n "$libtorrent_LIBS"; then
     pkg_cv_libtorrent_LIBS="$libtorrent_LIBS"
  elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
     if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libtorrent-rasterbar >= 2.0.7\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 2.0.7") 2>&5
+    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libtorrent-rasterbar >= 2.0.8\""; } >&5
+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 2.0.8") 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
   printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_libtorrent_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 2.0.7" 2>/dev/null`
+  pkg_cv_libtorrent_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 2.0.8" 2>/dev/null`
 		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
 else
   pkg_failed=yes
@@ -6074,28 +6074,28 @@ else
         _pkg_short_errors_supported=no
 fi
         if test $_pkg_short_errors_supported = yes; then
-	        libtorrent_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 2.0.7" 2>&1`
+	        libtorrent_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 2.0.8" 2>&1`
         else
-	        libtorrent_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 2.0.7" 2>&1`
+	        libtorrent_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 2.0.8" 2>&1`
         fi
 	# Put the nasty error message in config.log where it belongs
 	echo "$libtorrent_PKG_ERRORS" >&5
 
 
 pkg_failed=no
-{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.14 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2" >&5
-printf %s "checking for libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.14 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2... " >&6; }
+{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.18 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2" >&5
+printf %s "checking for libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.18 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2... " >&6; }
 
 if test -n "$libtorrent_CFLAGS"; then
     pkg_cv_libtorrent_CFLAGS="$libtorrent_CFLAGS"
  elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
     if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.14 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.14 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2") 2>&5
+    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.18 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2\""; } >&5
+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.18 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2") 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
   printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_libtorrent_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.14 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2" 2>/dev/null`
+  pkg_cv_libtorrent_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.18 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2" 2>/dev/null`
 		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
 else
   pkg_failed=yes
@@ -6107,12 +6107,12 @@ if test -n "$libtorrent_LIBS"; then
     pkg_cv_libtorrent_LIBS="$libtorrent_LIBS"
  elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
     if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.14 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.14 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2") 2>&5
+    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.18 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2\""; } >&5
+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.18 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2") 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
   printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_libtorrent_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.14 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2" 2>/dev/null`
+  pkg_cv_libtorrent_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.18 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2" 2>/dev/null`
 		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
 else
   pkg_failed=yes
@@ -6133,14 +6133,14 @@ else
         _pkg_short_errors_supported=no
 fi
         if test $_pkg_short_errors_supported = yes; then
-	        libtorrent_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.14 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2" 2>&1`
+	        libtorrent_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.18 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2" 2>&1`
         else
-	        libtorrent_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.14 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2" 2>&1`
+	        libtorrent_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.18 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2" 2>&1`
         fi
 	# Put the nasty error message in config.log where it belongs
 	echo "$libtorrent_PKG_ERRORS" >&5
 
-	as_fn_error $? "Package requirements (libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.14 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2) were not met:
+	as_fn_error $? "Package requirements (libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.18 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2) were not met:
 
 $libtorrent_PKG_ERRORS
 
@@ -6177,19 +6177,19 @@ elif test $pkg_failed = untried; then
 printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
 
 pkg_failed=no
-{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.14 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2" >&5
-printf %s "checking for libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.14 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2... " >&6; }
+{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.18 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2" >&5
+printf %s "checking for libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.18 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2... " >&6; }
 
 if test -n "$libtorrent_CFLAGS"; then
     pkg_cv_libtorrent_CFLAGS="$libtorrent_CFLAGS"
  elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
     if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.14 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.14 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2") 2>&5
+    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.18 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2\""; } >&5
+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.18 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2") 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
   printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_libtorrent_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.14 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2" 2>/dev/null`
+  pkg_cv_libtorrent_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.18 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2" 2>/dev/null`
 		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
 else
   pkg_failed=yes
@@ -6201,12 +6201,12 @@ if test -n "$libtorrent_LIBS"; then
     pkg_cv_libtorrent_LIBS="$libtorrent_LIBS"
  elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
     if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.14 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.14 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2") 2>&5
+    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.18 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2\""; } >&5
+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.18 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2") 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
   printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_libtorrent_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.14 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2" 2>/dev/null`
+  pkg_cv_libtorrent_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.18 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2" 2>/dev/null`
 		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
 else
   pkg_failed=yes
@@ -6227,14 +6227,14 @@ else
         _pkg_short_errors_supported=no
 fi
         if test $_pkg_short_errors_supported = yes; then
-	        libtorrent_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.14 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2" 2>&1`
+	        libtorrent_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.18 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2" 2>&1`
         else
-	        libtorrent_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.14 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2" 2>&1`
+	        libtorrent_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.18 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2" 2>&1`
         fi
 	# Put the nasty error message in config.log where it belongs
 	echo "$libtorrent_PKG_ERRORS" >&5
 
-	as_fn_error $? "Package requirements (libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.14 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2) were not met:
+	as_fn_error $? "Package requirements (libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.18 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2) were not met:
 
 $libtorrent_PKG_ERRORS
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4d3a95d52..7fd20c0c5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -188,10 +188,10 @@ m4_define([DETECT_BOOST_VERSION_PROGRAM],
                      [[(void) ((void)sizeof(char[1 - 2*!!((BOOST_VERSION) < ($1))]));]])])
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(libtorrent,
-                  [libtorrent-rasterbar >= 2.0.7],
+                  [libtorrent-rasterbar >= 2.0.8],
                   [CXXFLAGS="$libtorrent_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS" LIBS="$libtorrent_LIBS $LIBS" QBT_ADD_DEFINES="$QBT_ADD_DEFINES QBT_USES_LIBTORRENT2"],
                   [PKG_CHECK_MODULES(libtorrent,
-                                     [libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.14 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2],
+                                     [libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.18 libtorrent-rasterbar < 2],
                                      [CXXFLAGS="$libtorrent_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS" LIBS="$libtorrent_LIBS $LIBS"])])
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(openssl,
diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/sessionimpl.h b/src/base/bittorrent/sessionimpl.h
index 6d4f26eb2..d7a747f61 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/sessionimpl.h
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/sessionimpl.h
@@ -53,14 +53,6 @@
 #include "torrentinfo.h"
 #include "trackerentry.h"
 
-#ifdef QBT_USES_LIBTORRENT2
-// TODO: Remove the following forward declaration once v2.0.8 is released
-namespace libtorrent
-{
-    struct torrent_conflict_alert;
-}
-#endif
-
 #if (QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0))
 class QNetworkConfiguration;
 class QNetworkConfigurationManager;