diff --git a/meta.yaml b/meta.yaml
index 2d6d463939..09f7bb47d8 100644
--- a/meta.yaml
+++ b/meta.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # For conda build
 package:
   name: rmgdatabase
-  version: "2.1.8"
+  version: "2.1.9"
 
 source:
   path: .
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 61a75df4b6..ca7dfba917 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 # Initiate the build and/or installation
 setup(name='RMG-database',
-    version='2.1.8',
+    version='2.1.9',
     description='Reaction Mechanism Generator Database',
     author='William H. Green and the RMG Team',
     author_email='rmg_dev@mit.edu',