diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 740be7ef..0dec7f26 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 import subprocess
 
-__version__ = "2.2.8"
+__version__ = "2.2.9"
 
 this_directory = Path(__file__).parent
 long_description = (this_directory/'README.md').read_text()