diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index de71e96e..e32c9622 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM quay.io/broadinstitute/viral-core:2.1.8
+FROM quay.io/broadinstitute/viral-core:2.1.9
 
 LABEL maintainer "viral-ngs@broadinstitute.org"