diff --git a/google_cloud_utilities/gcp.py b/google_cloud_utilities/gcp.py
index d4bab6f..b6869dc 100644
--- a/google_cloud_utilities/gcp.py
+++ b/google_cloud_utilities/gcp.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def create_bq_table(table_id, partition_col, partition_type, schema, bq_client,
         )
     )
 
-def create_bq_table_from_file(file, table_id, field_delimiter, partition_col, partition_type, schema, bq_client, partition_expiration=None, ignore_unknown_values=False):
+def create_bq_table_from_file(file, table_id, field_delimiter, partition_col, partition_type, schema, bq_client, partition_expiration=None, ignore_unknown_values=False, labels={}):
     """
     Create a bigquery table from a local csv file
 
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ def create_bq_table_from_file(file, table_id, field_delimiter, partition_col, pa
         skip_leading_rows=1, schema=schema,
         write_disposition=bigquery.job.WriteDisposition.WRITE_APPEND,
         field_delimiter=field_delimiter,
-        ignore_unknown_values=ignore_unknown_values
+        ignore_unknown_values=ignore_unknown_values,
+        labels=labels
     )
 
     if partition_col:
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ def create_bq_table_from_file(file, table_id, field_delimiter, partition_col, pa
     )
 
 
-def create_bq_table_from_file_json(table_id, schema, bq_client, partition_col=None, file=None, uri=None, partition_expiration=None, ignore_unknown_values=True):
+def create_bq_table_from_file_json(table_id, schema, bq_client, partition_col=None, file=None, uri=None, partition_expiration=None, ignore_unknown_values=True, labels={}):
     """
     Create a bigquery table from a local csv file
 
@@ -194,7 +195,8 @@ def create_bq_table_from_file_json(table_id, schema, bq_client, partition_col=No
         source_format=bigquery.SourceFormat.NEWLINE_DELIMITED_JSON,
         schema=schema,
         write_disposition=bigquery.job.WriteDisposition.WRITE_APPEND,
-        ignore_unknown_values=ignore_unknown_values
+        ignore_unknown_values=ignore_unknown_values,
+        labels=labels
     )
 
     if partition_col:
@@ -405,7 +407,8 @@ def append_rows_bq_json(rows_to_insert, table_id, bq_client, labels, schema, par
         source_format=bigquery.SourceFormat.NEWLINE_DELIMITED_JSON,
         write_disposition=bigquery.job.WriteDisposition.WRITE_APPEND,
         labels=labels,
-        schema=schema
+        schema=schema,
+        labels=labels
     )
 
     job = bq_client.load_table_from_json(
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5689a22..c82c9dd 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 EMAIL = 'johnf1004@yahoo.co.uk'
 AUTHOR = 'John Foley'
 REQUIRES_PYTHON = '>=3.9.7'
-VERSION = '0.8.4'
+VERSION = '0.8.5'
 
 # What packages are required for this module to be executed?
 REQUIRED = [