diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3c43382..2813caa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@push.rocks/smartregistry",
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.9.0",
   "private": false,
   "description": "A composable TypeScript library implementing OCI, NPM, Maven, Cargo, Composer, PyPI, and RubyGems registries for building unified container and package registries",
   "main": "dist_ts/index.js",