diff --git a/lightwood/__about__.py b/lightwood/__about__.py
index 337ca35b8..c4795aea5 100755
--- a/lightwood/__about__.py
+++ b/lightwood/__about__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 __title__ = 'lightwood'
 __package_name__ = 'lightwood'
-__version__ = '1.8.0'
+__version__ = '1.9.0'
 __description__ = "Lightwood is a toolkit for automatic machine learning model building"
 __email__ = "community@mindsdb.com"
 __author__ = 'MindsDB Inc'