diff --git a/petl/__init__.py b/petl/__init__.py
index 26521245..02c39845 100644
--- a/petl/__init__.py
+++ b/petl/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, division
 
 
-__version__ = '1.0.8'
+__version__ = '1.0.9'
 
 
 from petl import comparison