diff --git a/CLI/pyproject.toml b/CLI/pyproject.toml
index c9d2000..4bcbee2 100644
--- a/CLI/pyproject.toml
+++ b/CLI/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "collaborative-article-sharing"
-version = "0.1.0-alpha.8"
+version = "0.1.0-alpha.9"
 description = "Command-line interface for interacting with the CAS API"
 authors = [
     { name = "upayan", email = "upayanm3@gmail.com" }