diff --git a/src/unitxt/version.py b/src/unitxt/version.py
index 5e5c7b1a21..de830b2c39 100644
--- a/src/unitxt/version.py
+++ b/src/unitxt/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "1.26.8"
+version = "1.26.9"