diff --git a/.bumpversion.toml b/.bumpversion.toml
index 06e3294..adf4f41 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.toml
+++ b/.bumpversion.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tool.bumpversion]
-current_version = "1.8.8"
+current_version = "1.8.9"
 search = "{current_version}"
 replace = "{new_version}"
 message = "Bump version: {current_version} → {new_version}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml b/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml
index 877c06e..4c05fbd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
 name: pkgdown
 
 env:
-  VERSION: '1.8.8'
+  VERSION: '1.8.9'
 jobs:
   pkgdown:
     if: "startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'Bump version:')"
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index e18c9d3..e9960e5 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package: pharmOncoX
 Type: Package
 Title: Molecularly targeted cancer drugs and biomarkers
-Version: 1.8.8
+Version: 1.8.9
 URL: https://sigven.github.io/pharmOncoX
 Authors@R: 
     c(person(given = "Sigve",
diff --git a/inst/CITATION b/inst/CITATION
index 507b174..511873f 100644
--- a/inst/CITATION
+++ b/inst/CITATION
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ citEntry(
   title    = "pharmOncoX: Targeted and non-targeted anti-cancer drugs and drug regimens",
   author   = "Sigve Nakken",
   year     = "2024",
-  note     = "R package version 1.8.8",
+  note     = "R package version 1.8.9",
   url      = "https://github.com/sigven/pharmOncoX",
   textVersion = paste("Nakken S. ","(2024)",
   " pharmOncoX: Targeted and non-targeted anti-cancer drugs and drug regimens.",
-  " R package version 1.8.8.",
+  " R package version 1.8.9.",
   " (https://github.com/sigven/pharmOncoX)")
 )