diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9f25cfd1..7b5913ce 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,18 +20,18 @@ license-file = "LICENSE"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/kornia/kornia-rs"
 rust-version = "1.76"
-version = "0.1.8"
+version = "0.1.9-rc.1"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
 # NOTE: remember to update the kornia-py package version in `kornia-py/Cargo.toml` when updating the Rust package version
-kornia-tensor = { path = "crates/kornia-tensor", version = "0.1.8" }
-kornia-tensor-ops = { path = "crates/kornia-tensor-ops", version = "0.1.8" }
-kornia-icp = { path = "crates/kornia-icp", version = "0.1.8" }
-kornia-image = { path = "crates/kornia-image", version = "0.1.8" }
-kornia-io = { path = "crates/kornia-io", version = "0.1.8" }
-kornia-imgproc = { path = "crates/kornia-imgproc", version = "0.1.8" }
-kornia-3d = { path = "crates/kornia-3d", version = "0.1.8" }
-kornia = { path = "crates/kornia", version = "0.1.8" }
+kornia-tensor = { path = "crates/kornia-tensor", version = "0.1.9-rc.1" }
+kornia-tensor-ops = { path = "crates/kornia-tensor-ops", version = "0.1.9-rc.1" }
+kornia-icp = { path = "crates/kornia-icp", version = "0.1.9-rc.1" }
+kornia-image = { path = "crates/kornia-image", version = "0.1.9-rc.1" }
+kornia-io = { path = "crates/kornia-io", version = "0.1.9-rc.1" }
+kornia-imgproc = { path = "crates/kornia-imgproc", version = "0.1.9-rc.1" }
+kornia-3d = { path = "crates/kornia-3d", version = "0.1.9-rc.1" }
+kornia = { path = "crates/kornia", version = "0.1.9-rc.1" }
 
 # dev dependencies for workspace
 argh = "0.1"
diff --git a/kornia-py/Cargo.toml b/kornia-py/Cargo.toml
index a1da5c71..d2a1128c 100644
--- a/kornia-py/Cargo.toml
+++ b/kornia-py/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ include = ["Cargo.toml"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/kornia/kornia-rs"
 rust-version = "1.76"
-version = "0.1.8"
+version = "0.1.9-rc.1"
 
 [lib]
 name = "kornia_rs"