diff --git a/Build.PL b/Build.PL
index 47f04ff..e075ff0 100644
--- a/Build.PL
+++ b/Build.PL
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ sub _mb_args {
     "Ran Eilam <reilam\@maxmind.com>"
   ],
   "dist_name" => "MaxMind-DB-Reader-XS",
-  "dist_version" => "1.000008",
+  "dist_version" => "1.000009",
   "license" => "artistic_2",
   "module_name" => "MaxMind::DB::Reader::XS",
   "recursive_test_files" => 1,
diff --git a/lib/MaxMind/DB/Reader/XS.pm b/lib/MaxMind/DB/Reader/XS.pm
index f66b5ab..89e12de 100644
--- a/lib/MaxMind/DB/Reader/XS.pm
+++ b/lib/MaxMind/DB/Reader/XS.pm
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use strict;
 use warnings;
 use namespace::autoclean;
 
-our $VERSION = '1.000008';
+our $VERSION = '1.000009';
 
 use 5.010000;