diff --git a/mers_lib/Cargo.toml b/mers_lib/Cargo.toml
index e06c23d..50bbd73 100755
--- a/mers_lib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/mers_lib/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "mers_lib"
-version = "0.8.18"
+version = "0.8.19"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 description = "library to use the mers language in other projects"