diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index df74fbe0..99169143 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = "1.0"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = "1.0.8"
+release = "1.0.9"
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8e13d910..b5ee6c8c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def run(self):
         unittest.main(tests, argv=sys.argv[:1])
 
 
-version = "1.0.8"
+version = "1.0.9"
 
 this_directory = Path(__file__).parent
 long_description = (this_directory / "README.md").read_text()