diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f41a7f8..5823579 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ You can find the latest SDK version at [central repository](https://repo1.maven.
 Add this dependency to your project's build file:
 
 ```groovy
-implementation "com.corbado:corbado-java:1.0.8"
+implementation "com.corbado:corbado-java:1.0.9"
 ```
 
 #### Maven users
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Add this dependency to your project's POM:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.corbado</groupId>
   <artifactId>corbado-java</artifactId>
-  <version>1.0.8</version>
+  <version>1.0.9</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 337a6a8..e5a4a5e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.8
\ No newline at end of file
+1.0.9
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dcc4655..8090dac 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>com.corbado</groupId>
     <artifactId>corbado-java</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>1.0.8</version>
+    <version>1.0.9</version>
     <name>Corbado Java</name>
     <description>Corbado Java SDK</description>
     <url>https://github.com/corbado/corbado-java</url>
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@
         <gson-fire-version>1.9.0</gson-fire-version>
         <okhttp-version>4.11.0</okhttp-version>
         <gson-version>2.10.1</gson-version>
-        <commons-lang3-version>3.14.0</commons-lang3-version>
+        <commons-lang3-version>3.18.0</commons-lang3-version>
         <jackson-databind-nullable-version>0.2.6</jackson-databind-nullable-version>
         <jakarta-annotation-version>1.3.5</jakarta-annotation-version>
         <junit-version>5.9.1</junit-version>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/corbado/sdk/CorbadoSdk.java b/src/main/java/com/corbado/sdk/CorbadoSdk.java
index f807a86..990f6e4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/corbado/sdk/CorbadoSdk.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/corbado/sdk/CorbadoSdk.java
@@ -104,6 +104,6 @@ private static String getLanguageVersion() {
    * @return the version
    */
   public String getVersion() {
-    return "1.0.8";
+    return "1.0.9";
   }
 }