diff --git a/cmake/Versioning.cmake b/cmake/Versioning.cmake
index b22a7b2e..3624cd16 100644
--- a/cmake/Versioning.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Versioning.cmake
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 set(HICTK_PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
 set(HICTK_PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR 0)
-set(HICTK_PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH 8)
+set(HICTK_PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH 9)
 set(HICTK_PROJECT_VERSION_SUFFIX "")
 
 option(HICTK_ENABLE_GIT_VERSION_TRACKING "Retrieve project version and metadata from git" ON)
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 7ae6e79c..50a5bf28 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 # built documents.
 
 # Read the listed version
-version = "0.0.8"
+version = "0.0.9"
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/docs/installation.rst b/docs/installation.rst
index 04045cb6..efe7db0e 100644
--- a/docs/installation.rst
+++ b/docs/installation.rst
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ hictk package for Linux and MacOS is available on bioconda and can be installed
   hictk: /home/user/.miniconda3/envs/hictk/bin/hictk
 
   (hictk) user@dev:/tmp$ hictk --version
-  hictk-v0.0.8-bioconda
+  hictk-v0.0.9-bioconda
 
 
 Containers (Docker or Singularity/Apptainer)
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ Downloading and running the latest stable release can be done as follows:
 .. code-block:: console
 
   # Using Docker, may require sudo
-  user@dev:/tmp$ docker run ghcr.io/paulsengroup/hictk:0.0.8 --help
+  user@dev:/tmp$ docker run ghcr.io/paulsengroup/hictk:0.0.9 --help
 
   # Using Singularity/Apptainer
-  user@dev:/tmp$ singularity run ghcr.io/paulsengroup/hictk:0.0.8 --help
+  user@dev:/tmp$ singularity run ghcr.io/paulsengroup/hictk:0.0.9 --help
 
   Blazing fast tools to work with .hic and .cool files.
   Usage: /usr/local/bin/hictk [OPTIONS] SUBCOMMAND
diff --git a/docs/installation_src.rst b/docs/installation_src.rst
index db1a67a3..2c68a706 100644
--- a/docs/installation_src.rst
+++ b/docs/installation_src.rst
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Using git.
   git clone https://github.com/paulsengroup/hictk.git /tmp/hictk
 
   cd /tmp/hictk
-  git checkout v0.0.8  # Skip this step if you want to build the latest commit from main
+  git checkout v0.0.9  # Skip this step if you want to build the latest commit from main
 
 Compiling hictk
 ---------------
diff --git a/docs/quickstart_api.rst b/docs/quickstart_api.rst
index c3600b42..26c0110e 100644
--- a/docs/quickstart_api.rst
+++ b/docs/quickstart_api.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ To install libhictk using Conan, first create a conanfile.txt like the following
 .. code-block::
 
   [requires]
-  hictk/0.0.8
+  hictk/0.0.9
 
   [generators]
   CMakeDeps
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ To install and configure hictk using `FetchContent <https://cmake.org/cmake/help
   FetchContent_Declare(
     hictk
     GIT_REPOSITORY  "https://github.com/paulsengroup/hictk.git"
-    GIT_TAG         v0.0.8
+    GIT_TAG         v0.0.9
     SYSTEM)
 
   # Customize hictk build flags
diff --git a/docs/quickstart_cli.rst b/docs/quickstart_cli.rst
index e89203e3..3e76005e 100644
--- a/docs/quickstart_cli.rst
+++ b/docs/quickstart_cli.rst
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Next, verify that hictk was installed correctly with:
 .. code-block:: console
 
   user@dev:/tmp$ hictk --version
-  hictk-v0.0.8
+  hictk-v0.0.9
 
 Command line interface
 ======================