diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 98b954b..6c77825 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 2.1.8
+current_version = 2.1.9
 commit = True
 tag = False
 serialize = {major}.{minor}.{patch}
diff --git a/.woodpecker/test_docker.yml b/.woodpecker/test_docker.yml
index 34a7ec9..d39a575 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/test_docker.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/test_docker.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pipeline:
       dockerfile: docker/Dockerfile.amd64
       auto_tag: true
       auto_tag_suffix: linux-amd64-test
-      build_args: BUILD_VERSION=2.1.8
+      build_args: BUILD_VERSION=2.1.9
 
   # build docker image for arm64
   test-build-arm64:
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ pipeline:
       dockerfile: docker/Dockerfile.arm64
       auto_tag: true
       auto_tag_suffix: linux-arm64-test
-      build_args: BUILD_VERSION=2.1.8
+      build_args: BUILD_VERSION=2.1.9
diff --git a/.woodpecker/test_release.yml b/.woodpecker/test_release.yml
index 3a1dc67..e0d4fe5 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/test_release.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/test_release.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pipeline:
     image: cr.44net.ch/baseimages/debian-base
     pull: true
     commands:
-      - bash get_release_notes.sh 2.1.8
+      - bash get_release_notes.sh 2.1.9
       - cat RELEASENOTES.md
 
   # test code with different python versions - amd64
diff --git a/manga-dlp.py b/manga-dlp.py
index e30e98f..9c3d6b9 100644
--- a/manga-dlp.py
+++ b/manga-dlp.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from mangadlp.input import main
 
-MDLP_VERSION = "2.1.8"
+MDLP_VERSION = "2.1.9"
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
diff --git a/mangadlp/input.py b/mangadlp/input.py
index ee89b34..f337c4e 100644
--- a/mangadlp/input.py
+++ b/mangadlp/input.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 import mangadlp.app as app
 
-MDLP_VERSION = "2.1.8"
+MDLP_VERSION = "2.1.9"
 
 
 def check_args(args):
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index af15f64..123bc7b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ requires = ["hatchling"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
-version = "2.1.8"
+version = "2.1.9"
 name = "manga-dlp"
 description = "A cli manga downloader"
 readme = "README.md"