diff --git a/asyncwhois/__init__.py b/asyncwhois/__init__.py
index 8be353c..61b7dd6 100644
--- a/asyncwhois/__init__.py
+++ b/asyncwhois/__init__.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "GeneralError",
     "QueryError",
 ]
-__version__ = "1.1.8"
+__version__ = "1.1.9"
 
 
 def whois(