diff --git a/backend/pyproject.toml b/backend/pyproject.toml
index 4caa38f..e4798d9 100644
--- a/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "bangui-backend"
-version = "0.9.18"
+version = "0.9.19"
 description = "BanGUI backend — fail2ban web management interface"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
 dependencies = [