diff --git a/django/GWS/GWS/__init__.py b/django/GWS/GWS/__init__.py
index ddedc70..340b32d 100644
--- a/django/GWS/GWS/__init__.py
+++ b/django/GWS/GWS/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 from django.conf import settings
 
-__version__ = "0.1.8"
+__version__ = "0.1.9"
 
 # download the plate models if the "model repo" directory does not exist.
 if not os.path.isdir(settings.MODEL_REPO_DIR):
diff --git a/docker/gws-amd64/Dockerfile b/docker/gws-amd64/Dockerfile
index 1e85e66..1484b96 100644
--- a/docker/gws-amd64/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/gws-amd64/Dockerfile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 FROM ubuntu:22.04
 
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.authors="michael.chin@sydney.edu.au"
-LABEL version="0.1.8"
+LABEL version="0.1.9"
 
 RUN apt-get update -y
 ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
diff --git a/docker/gws-arm64/Dockerfile b/docker/gws-arm64/Dockerfile
index f1a79fd..4d46e11 100644
--- a/docker/gws-arm64/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/gws-arm64/Dockerfile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 FROM arm64v8/ubuntu:22.04
 
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.authors="michael.chin@sydney.edu.au"
-LABEL version="0.1.8"
+LABEL version="0.1.9"
 
 RUN apt-get update -y
 ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
diff --git a/docker/gws-postgis-amd64/Dockerfile b/docker/gws-postgis-amd64/Dockerfile
index fe939d7..2e5c169 100644
--- a/docker/gws-postgis-amd64/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/gws-postgis-amd64/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 FROM ubuntu:22.04
 
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.authors="michael.chin@sydney.edu.au"
-LABEL version="0.1.8"
+LABEL version="0.1.9"
 
 ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 ENV TZ=Australia
diff --git a/docker/gws-postgis-arm64/Dockerfile b/docker/gws-postgis-arm64/Dockerfile
index f133466..3460cea 100644
--- a/docker/gws-postgis-arm64/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/gws-postgis-arm64/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 FROM arm64v8/ubuntu:22.04
 
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.authors="michael.chin@sydney.edu.au"
-LABEL version="0.1.8"
+LABEL version="0.1.9"
 
 ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 ENV TZ=Australia