diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9b10cc9..aafecd4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ description = "whispercpp: Pybind11 bindings for whisper.cpp"
 readme = { file = "README.md", content-type = "text/markdown" }
 license = { text = "Apache-2.0" }
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
-version = "0.0.9.dev0"
+version = "0.0.9"
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",