diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ed6bc49b..81628388 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
-VERSION = '1.8.0'
+VERSION = '1.9.0'
 
 # @see https://packaging.python.org/tutorials/packaging-projects/#creating-setup-py
 with open("README.md", "r") as fh: