diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 796038e8..4e507d40 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 underscore-java 
 ===============
 
-[![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/com.github.javadev/underscore.svg)](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.github.javadev/underscore/1.108)
+[![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/com.github.javadev/underscore.svg)](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.github.javadev/underscore/1.109)
 [![MIT License](http://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-green.svg)](https://github.com/javadev/underscore-java/blob/main/LICENSE)
 [![Java CI](https://github.com/javadev/underscore-java/actions/workflows/maven.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/javadev/underscore-java/actions/workflows/maven.yml)
 [![CodeQL](https://github.com/javadev/underscore-java/actions/workflows/codeql.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/javadev/underscore-java/actions/workflows/codeql.yml)
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ To configure your Maven project, add the following code to your pom.xml file:
   <dependency>
     <groupId>com.github.javadev</groupId>
     <artifactId>underscore</artifactId>
-    <version>1.108</version>
+    <version>1.109</version>
   </dependency>
   ...
 </dependencies>
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ To configure your Maven project, add the following code to your pom.xml file:
 Gradle configuration:
 
 ```groovy
-implementation 'com.github.javadev:underscore:1.108'
+implementation 'com.github.javadev:underscore:1.109'
 ```
 
 ### Usage
diff --git a/pom-central.xml b/pom-central.xml
index 7ae7e995..c2fb53db 100644
--- a/pom-central.xml
+++ b/pom-central.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.github.javadev</groupId>
   <artifactId>underscore</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.108</version>
+  <version>1.109</version>
   <name>java port of Underscore.js</name>
   <description>The java port of Underscore.js</description>
   <url>https://github.com/javadev/underscore-java</url>
diff --git a/pom-pack.xml b/pom-pack.xml
index a8f2ae8d..ee0f6ddd 100644
--- a/pom-pack.xml
+++ b/pom-pack.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.github.javadev</groupId>
   <artifactId>underscore</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.108</version>
+  <version>1.109</version>
   <name>java port of Underscore.js</name>
   <description>The java port of Underscore.js</description>
   <url>https://github.com/javadev/underscore-java</url>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 081c0494..336dc2ca 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.github.javadev</groupId>
   <artifactId>underscore</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.108-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.109-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>java port of Underscore.js</name>
   <description>The java port of Underscore.js</description>
   <url>https://github.com/javadev/underscore-java</url>
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/github/underscore/FunctionsTest.java b/src/test/java/com/github/underscore/FunctionsTest.java
index 4eb7b642..60206d55 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/github/underscore/FunctionsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/github/underscore/FunctionsTest.java
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ void defer() {
                             return null;
                         });
         assertEquals(0, counter[0].intValue(), "incr was debounced");
-        await().atLeast(90, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+        await().atMost(120, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
                 .until(
                         () -> {
                             assertEquals(1, counter[0].intValue(), "incr was debounced");