diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 445c7b6..27bab7e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # from setuptools.command.install import install
 
 NAME = "renishawWiRE"
-VERSION = "0.1.8"
+VERSION = "0.1.9"
 DESCRIPTION = open("README.md", encoding="utf-8").read()