diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 41a63f0a..375b80f9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Your next Python package needs a bleeding-edge project structure.
 ## TL;DR
 
 ```bash
-cookiecutter gh:TezRomacH/python-package-template --checkout v1.0.8
+cookiecutter gh:TezRomacH/python-package-template --checkout v1.0.9
 ```
 
 > All you need is the latest version of cookiecutter 😉
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ pip install -U cookiecutter
 then go to a directory where you want to create your project and run:
 
 ```bash
-cookiecutter gh:TezRomacH/python-package-template --checkout v1.0.8
+cookiecutter gh:TezRomacH/python-package-template --checkout v1.0.9
 ```
 
 ### Input variables
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3472e9d8..17a653e0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "python-package-template"
-version = "1.0.8"
+version = "1.0.9"
 description = "Cookiecutter template for Python cli/packages"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = ["Roman Tezikov <tez.romach@gmail.com>"]