diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 41769f0..a47f160 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+## v0.17.9 (2024-03-10)
+
 ## v0.17.8 (2024-03-10)
 
 ## v0.17.7 (2024-03-10)
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index adbc3bc..50d8ace 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 edition = "2021"
 name = "biobear"
-version = "0.17.8"
+version = "0.17.9"
 
 [lib]
 crate-type = ["cdylib"]
diff --git a/cz.json b/cz.json
index e0306c5..66f7250 100644
--- a/cz.json
+++ b/cz.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "commitizen": {
     "name": "cz_conventional_commits",
-    "version": "0.17.8",
+    "version": "0.17.9",
     "tag_format": "v$version",
     "version_files": [
       "Cargo.toml",
diff --git a/python/biobear/__init__.py b/python/biobear/__init__.py
index 293acd7..fef9f68 100644
--- a/python/biobear/__init__.py
+++ b/python/biobear/__init__.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 from .biobear import FASTQReadOptions
 from .biobear import FASTAReadOptions
 
-__version__ = "0.17.8"
+__version__ = "0.17.9"
 
 __all__ = [
     "FastaReader",