diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index adff049..bcfe3d7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cafitac/agent-memory",
-  "version": "0.1.8",
+  "version": "0.1.9",
   "description": "Thin npm launcher for the cafitac-agent-memory Python CLI",
   "license": "MIT",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/cafitac/agent-memory#readme",
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ce75d29..b913438 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "cafitac-agent-memory"
-version = "0.1.8"
+version = "0.1.9"
 description = "Reusable memory runtime for AI agents"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
diff --git a/src/agent_memory/__init__.py b/src/agent_memory/__init__.py
index 32718c1..fb79b9a 100644
--- a/src/agent_memory/__init__.py
+++ b/src/agent_memory/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
     "__version__",
 ]
 
-__version__ = "0.1.8"
+__version__ = "0.1.9"
diff --git a/tests/test_release_metadata.py b/tests/test_release_metadata.py
index 0bb5d1b..c54bb5a 100644
--- a/tests/test_release_metadata.py
+++ b/tests/test_release_metadata.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def test_release_metadata_versions_and_names_are_synced() -> None:
 
     assert metadata.python_package_name == "cafitac-agent-memory"
     assert metadata.npm_package_name == "@cafitac/agent-memory"
-    assert metadata.python_package_version == "0.1.8"
+    assert metadata.python_package_version == "0.1.9"
     assert metadata.npm_package_version == metadata.python_package_version
     assert metadata.module_version == metadata.python_package_version
     assert metadata.npm_repository_url == "https://github.com/cafitac/agent-memory"
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ def test_release_metadata_loader_reads_expected_fields() -> None:
 
     assert metadata.python_package_name
     assert metadata.npm_package_name
-    assert metadata.python_package_version == "0.1.8"
-    assert metadata.npm_package_version == "0.1.8"
-    assert metadata.module_version == "0.1.8"
+    assert metadata.python_package_version == "0.1.9"
+    assert metadata.npm_package_version == "0.1.9"
+    assert metadata.module_version == "0.1.9"
     assert metadata.npm_repository_url == "https://github.com/cafitac/agent-memory"
 
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 0b9ddac..12cb77d 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cafitac-agent-memory"
-version = "0.1.8"
+version = "0.1.9"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "pydantic" },