diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 6977b11..84b0805 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/smartjson',
-  version: '5.0.8',
+  version: '5.0.9',
   description: 'typed json handlers'
 }
diff --git a/ts/index.ts b/ts/index.ts
index 037d29e..4de7a10 100644
--- a/ts/index.ts
+++ b/ts/index.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ export const stringify = (
   return returnJson;
 };
 
+export const stringifyPretty = (objectArg: any) => {
+  const stringified = stringify(objectArg);
+  const object = JSON.parse(stringified);
+  return JSON.stringify(object, null, 2);
+}
+
 export const stringifyBase64 = (...args: Parameters<typeof stringify>): string => {
   const stringifiedResult = stringify(...args);
   return plugins.smartstring.base64.encodeUri(stringifiedResult);