diff --git a/fastf1/version.py b/fastf1/version.py
index 7042a3965..d3a156bb5 100644
--- a/fastf1/version.py
+++ b/fastf1/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '2.1.8'
+__version__ = '2.1.9'