diff --git a/python/r2pipe/__init__.py b/python/r2pipe/__init__.py
index 5a83651..7becc79 100644
--- a/python/r2pipe/__init__.py
+++ b/python/r2pipe/__init__.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 except ImportError:
     r2lang = None
 
-VERSION = "1.8.8"
+VERSION = "1.9.0"
 
 def in_r2():
     """Return wheter r2pipe is called from radare2 environment or the system shell