diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index dfb860d..095e604 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = 'mashpit'
-version = '0.9.8'
+version = '0.9.9'
 description = 'A sketch-based surveillance platform'
 authors = [
     {name = "Tongzhou Xu", email = "tongzhou.xu@uga.edu"}
diff --git a/src/mashpit/__init__.py b/src/mashpit/__init__.py
index f1788c2..bcf12db 100755
--- a/src/mashpit/__init__.py
+++ b/src/mashpit/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 __author__ = "Tongzhou Xu"
 __email__ = "tongzhou.xu@uga.edu"
-__version__ = "0.9.8"
+__version__ = "0.9.9"