diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b551549..62d0a74 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@designestate/dees-comms",
-  "version": "1.0.8",
+  "version": "1.0.9",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b481ea9..0a2047c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@designestate/dees-comms",
-  "version": "1.0.8",
+  "version": "1.0.9",
   "private": false,
   "description": "a comms module for communicating within the DOM",
   "main": "dist_ts/index.js",
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@
   "browserslist": [
     "last 1 chrome versions"
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}