diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 6a0a100b..c8d16a40 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 6.2.8
+current_version = 6.2.9
 commit = True
 tag = True
 tag_name = {new_version}
diff --git a/rio_tiler/__init__.py b/rio_tiler/__init__.py
index 45281e27..331494f3 100644
--- a/rio_tiler/__init__.py
+++ b/rio_tiler/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """rio-tiler."""
 
-__version__ = "6.2.8"
+__version__ = "6.2.9"
 
 from . import (  # noqa
     colormap,