diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ed236bfbd..b62c71bb6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@mapeo/core",
-  "version": "9.0.0-alpha.8",
+  "version": "9.0.0-alpha.9",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@mapeo/core",
-      "version": "9.0.0-alpha.8",
+      "version": "9.0.0-alpha.9",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ba3b2b2ff..7294cfc44 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@mapeo/core",
-  "version": "9.0.0-alpha.8",
+  "version": "9.0.0-alpha.9",
   "description": "Offline p2p mapping library",
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",