diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 25979bf..76d3aa3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="acdh-transkribus-utils",
-    version="2.8",
+    version="2.9",
     description="""some utility function to interact with the Transkribus-API""",
     long_description=readme,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",