diff --git a/sleap/version.py b/sleap/version.py
index 9915587a74f0fa5ed50cc9ad3af68d1885317073..108d51f53f4940c162d1f399d653b6b9d66d9c0d 100644
--- a/sleap/version.py
+++ b/sleap/version.py
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ For example, if you set the version to X.Y.Z, then the tag should be "vX.Y.Z".
 
 Must be a semver string, "aN" should be appended for alpha releases.
 """
-__version__ = "1.1.0a8"
+__version__ = "1.1.0a9"