diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 822f616..569aeb1 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.0.8
+current_version = 1.0.9
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4ac5bd8..7ad7156 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "midastrader"  
-version = "1.0.8" 
+version = "1.0.9" 
 description = "A robust backtesting and live trading engine designed for seamless strategy development and deployment. It supports user-defined strategies, multi-threaded execution, and integrations with brokers and data sources."  
 readme = "README.md"  
 keywords = ["algorithmic-trading","event-driven-backtest", "quantitative-finance", "finance", "markets"]