diff --git a/jaal/__init__.py b/jaal/__init__.py
index 8a97ec2..7426fba 100644
--- a/jaal/__init__.py
+++ b/jaal/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # import Jaal at root
 from .jaal import Jaal
 # version in setup fetched from here
-__version__ = "0.0.8" 
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+__version__ = "0.0.9" 
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