diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4b335ed..087d85c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 <!--next-version-placeholder-->
 
+## v1.18.9 (2023-07-21)
+### Fix
+* Make flush thread a daemon thread to prevent shutdown hang ([#102](https://github.com/logdna/python/issues/102)) ([`17a69b0`](https://github.com/logdna/python/commit/17a69b044de43a7a9d7d3e6eb65a0c60f1fa23f0))
+
 ## v1.18.8 (2023-07-18)
 ### Fix
 * Bump semver ([#101](https://github.com/logdna/python/issues/101)) ([`913e5f4`](https://github.com/logdna/python/commit/913e5f4f35f2920a6b2162022b93495b4774654c))
diff --git a/logdna/VERSION b/logdna/VERSION
index 1a31d39..cafc0b7 100644
--- a/logdna/VERSION
+++ b/logdna/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.18.8
+1.18.9
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d62d663..9e67a25 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "logdna"
-version = "1.18.8"
+version = "1.18.9"
 description = 'A Python Package for Sending Logs to LogDNA'
 authors = ["logdna <help@logdna.com>"]
 license = "MIT"