diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 53b5a51..8fbb2e1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "orbit-db-kvstore",
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.9.0",
   "description": "Key-Value Store for orbit-db",
   "main": "src/KeyValueStore.js",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/orbitdb/orbit-db-kvstore",