diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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 Package: echor
 Type: Package
 Title: Access EPA 'ECHO' Data
-Version: 0.1.8.9000
+Version: 0.1.9
 Authors@R: 
     person(given = "Michael",
            family = "Schramm",
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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-# echor (development version)
+# echor 0.1.9
 * when server responses != 200 or 202, functions return an invisible NULL with a message instead of an error and message. (fixes #87)
 * removed geojsonsf dependency.
 * _getFacilityInfo() functions return an invisible NULL with message instead of stopping with error if too many records are requested in sf format.