diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index fb869a2..c2fa598 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.0.8
+current_version = 1.0.9
 commit = True
 tag = True
 tag_name = {new_version}
diff --git a/crunchy/version.py b/crunchy/version.py
index cd06366..ae7fc58 100644
--- a/crunchy/version.py
+++ b/crunchy/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """Holds the current version"""
 
-__version__ = "1.0.8"
+__version__ = "1.0.9"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 35d641e..e0899e6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "crunchy"
-version = "1.0.8"
+version = "1.0.9"
 description = "Compress fastq files with spring and check the integrity"
 authors = ["Your Name <you@example.com>"]
 license = "MIT"