diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5ffd022..9533514 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1652,7 +1652,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nostr-rs-relay"
-version = "0.8.8"
+version = "0.8.9"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-std",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f9b9b11..b04ef07 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "nostr-rs-relay"
-version = "0.8.8"
+version = "0.8.9"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["Greg Heartsfield <scsibug@imap.cc>"]
 description = "A relay implementation for the Nostr protocol"