diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a6978da5..c37781b6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "autocannon",
-  "version": "7.8.1",
+  "version": "7.9.0",
   "description": "Fast HTTP benchmarking tool written in Node.js",
   "main": "autocannon.js",
   "bin": {