diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6b86dc6..8e43e6b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # Define the current version of the library
 # Update this before building and publishing a new version
 # see https://semver.org/ for guidelines on how to modify the version string
-VERSION = '1.9.13'
+VERSION = '1.9.14'
 # version information generated by our GitHub Action (see .github/workflows/release.yml)
 CURRENT_TAG = os.environ.get('GHA_TAG_VERSION')
 CURRENT_GIT_COMMIT_HASH = os.environ.get('GHA_GIT_COMMIT')