diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 772addd4..0c6c5448 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4590,7 +4590,7 @@
     },
     "packages/text-annotator": {
       "name": "@soomo/text-annotator",
-      "version": "3.1.0-staging.8",
+      "version": "3.1.0-staging.9",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "dependencies": {
         "@annotorious/core": "^3.0.9",
@@ -4617,7 +4617,7 @@
     },
     "packages/text-annotator-react": {
       "name": "@soomo/react-text-annotator",
-      "version": "3.1.0-staging.8",
+      "version": "3.1.0-staging.9",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "dependencies": {
         "@annotorious/core": "^3.0.9",
@@ -4625,7 +4625,7 @@
         "@floating-ui/react": "^0.26.24",
         "@react-aria/live-announcer": "^3.3.4",
         "@recogito/text-annotator-tei": "3.0.0-rc.49",
-        "@soomo/text-annotator": "3.1.0-staging.8",
+        "@soomo/text-annotator": "3.1.0-staging.9",
         "CETEIcean": "^1.9.3",
         "unique-random": "^4.0.0"
       },
diff --git a/packages/text-annotator-react/package.json b/packages/text-annotator-react/package.json
index b0666837..9cfe6bda 100644
--- a/packages/text-annotator-react/package.json
+++ b/packages/text-annotator-react/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@soomo/react-text-annotator",
-  "version": "3.1.0-staging.8",
+  "version": "3.1.0-staging.9",
   "description": "Recogito Text Annotator React bindings",
   "author": "Rainer Simon",
   "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "@annotorious/react": "^3.0.9",
     "@floating-ui/react": "^0.26.24",
     "@react-aria/live-announcer": "^3.3.4",
-    "@soomo/text-annotator": "3.1.0-staging.8",
+    "@soomo/text-annotator": "3.1.0-staging.9",
     "@recogito/text-annotator-tei": "3.0.0-rc.49",
     "CETEIcean": "^1.9.3",
     "unique-random": "^4.0.0"
diff --git a/packages/text-annotator/package.json b/packages/text-annotator/package.json
index 64ae8fa0..29f547f9 100644
--- a/packages/text-annotator/package.json
+++ b/packages/text-annotator/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@soomo/text-annotator",
-  "version": "3.1.0-staging.8",
+  "version": "3.1.0-staging.9",
   "description": "A JavaScript text annotation library",
   "author": "Rainer Simon",
   "license": "BSD-3-Clause",