diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2fc88cb..9eda482 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='starlette_jwt',
-    version='0.1.8',
+    version='0.1.9',
     description="A JSON Web Token Middleware for Starlette",
     long_description=readme,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
diff --git a/starlette_jwt/__init__.py b/starlette_jwt/__init__.py
index 96b4ddc..488fd33 100644
--- a/starlette_jwt/__init__.py
+++ b/starlette_jwt/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from .middleware import JWTAuthenticationBackend, JWTUser
 
 __author__ = """Amit Ripshtos"""
-__version__ = '0.1.0'
+__version__ = '0.1.9'
 
 __all__ = ['JWTAuthenticationBackend', 'JWTUser']
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