diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ce08b5a..f443b32 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pushrocks/smartwhois",
-  "version": "1.0.8",
+  "version": "1.0.9",
   "private": false,
   "description": "a package for dealing with whois requests",
   "main": "dist_ts/index.js",