diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c4fe66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+.git
+.grunt
+.travis.yml
+.eslintrc.json
+Jenkinsfile*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/rosetteRequest.js b/lib/rosetteRequest.js
index e0ac9a8..c9f89a7 100644
--- a/lib/rosetteRequest.js
+++ b/lib/rosetteRequest.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var querystring = require('querystring');
  *
  * @type string
  */
-var BINDING_VERSION = "1.8.1";
+var BINDING_VERSION = "1.9.0";
 var USER_AGENT = "rosetteapinode/" + BINDING_VERSION + "/" + process.version;
 
 /**
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a214d79..2991f5b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "rosette-api",
-  "version": "1.8.1",
+  "version": "1.9.0",
   "description": "Rosette API Node.js client SDK",
   "main": "index",
   "directories": {