diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f99da58..ead6807 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>com.taboola</groupId>
     <artifactId>backstage-api-java-client</artifactId>
-    <version>1.1.8</version>
+    <version>1.1.9</version>
 
     <name>${project.groupId}:${project.artifactId}</name>
     <description>Backstage API Java Client</description>
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         <log4j.core.version>2.17.1</log4j.core.version>
         <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
         <mockito.all.version>1.10.19</mockito.all.version>
-        <api.java.client.core.version>1.0.5</api.java.client.core.version>
+        <api.java.client.core.version>1.0.6</api.java.client.core.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/taboola/backstage/Backstage.java b/src/main/java/com/taboola/backstage/Backstage.java
index 2300a55..97490cd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/taboola/backstage/Backstage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/taboola/backstage/Backstage.java
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ public static class BackstageBuilder {
         private static final String DEFAULT_BACKSTAGE_HOST = "https://backstage.taboola.com/backstage/";
         private static final String DEFAULT_AUTH_BACKSTAGE_HOST = "https://authentication.taboola.com/authentication/";
         private static final String DEFAULT_USER_AGENT = "Taboola Java Client";
-        private static final String VERSION = "1.1.8";
+        private static final String VERSION = "1.1.9";
         private static final SerializationConfig DEFAULT_SERIALIZATION_CONFIG = new SerializationConfig();
         private static final CommunicationInterceptor DEFAULT_COMMUNICATION_INTERCEPTOR = new NoOpCommunicationInterceptor();
         private String baseUrl;