diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0046517..ee4072d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ checksum = "a7a70ba024b9dc04c27ea2f0c0548feb474ec5c54bba33a7f72f873a39d07b24"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lumen"
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "clap",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index cad1bb0..305d1ca 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "lumen"
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.9.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
 description = "lumen is a command-line tool that uses AI to generate commit messages, summarise git diffs or past commits, and more without requiring an API key."