diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 944460cc..01431d51 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 from setuptools import setup
 
-FULLVERSION = "0.0.8"
+FULLVERSION = "0.0.9"
 VERSION = FULLVERSION
 
 with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "README.md")) as infile: