diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 95ce8e44..914370a5 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "tar",
-  "version": "4.4.8",
+  "version": "4.4.9",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c5aaf635..fc0be84f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "author": "Isaac Z. Schlueter <i@izs.me> (http://blog.izs.me/)",
   "name": "tar",
   "description": "tar for node",
-  "version": "4.4.8",
+  "version": "4.4.9",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/npm/node-tar.git"