diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 18741c1c..384a0dfb 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ checksum = "edd0f118536f44f5ccd48bcb8b111bdc3de888b58c74639dfb034a357d0f206d"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ember-client"
-version = "0.4.8"
+version = "0.4.9"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "ember-protocol",
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ember-cluster"
-version = "0.4.8"
+version = "0.4.9"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "crc32fast",
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ember-integration-tests"
-version = "0.4.8"
+version = "0.4.9"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "ember-client",
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ember-persistence"
-version = "0.4.8"
+version = "0.4.9"
 dependencies = [
  "aes-gcm",
  "bytes",
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ember-protocol"
-version = "0.4.8"
+version = "0.4.9"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "criterion",
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ember-server"
-version = "0.4.8"
+version = "0.4.9"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "clap",
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "emberkv-cli"
-version = "0.4.8"
+version = "0.4.9"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "clap",
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "emberkv-core"
-version = "0.4.8"
+version = "0.4.9"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash 0.8.12",
  "bytes",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0b968af5..4210d511 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ members = [
 resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.4.8"
+version = "0.4.9"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.93"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ tonic-build = "0.13"
 tokio-stream = "0.1"
 
 # internal crates (version required for crates.io publishing)
-emberkv-core = { version = "0.4.8", path = "crates/ember-core" }
-ember-protocol = { version = "0.4.8", path = "crates/ember-protocol" }
-ember-persistence = { version = "0.4.8", path = "crates/ember-persistence" }
-ember-cluster = { version = "0.4.8", path = "crates/ember-cluster" }
-ember-client = { version = "0.4.8", path = "crates/ember-client" }
+emberkv-core = { version = "0.4.9", path = "crates/ember-core" }
+ember-protocol = { version = "0.4.9", path = "crates/ember-protocol" }
+ember-persistence = { version = "0.4.9", path = "crates/ember-persistence" }
+ember-cluster = { version = "0.4.9", path = "crates/ember-cluster" }
+ember-client = { version = "0.4.9", path = "crates/ember-client" }