diff --git a/tinytorch/pyproject.toml b/tinytorch/pyproject.toml
index a8a7e10c0..3a8d6c0e5 100644
--- a/tinytorch/pyproject.toml
+++ b/tinytorch/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name="tinytorch"
-version = "0.1.8"
+version = "0.1.9"
 description = "Build ML Systems from Scratch - Educational Deep Learning Framework"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python=">=3.8"
diff --git a/tinytorch/site/_static/announcement.json b/tinytorch/site/_static/announcement.json
index 20810e5cb..6744fd720 100644
--- a/tinytorch/site/_static/announcement.json
+++ b/tinytorch/site/_static/announcement.json
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
   "enabled": true,
-  "dismissId": "v0.1.8",
+  "dismissId": "v0.1.9",
   "items": [
     {
       "icon": "🎉",
-      "text": "v0.1.8 released — Content updates and improvements",
-      "link": "https://github.com/harvard-edge/cs249r_book/releases/tag/tinytorch-v0.1.8",
+      "text": "v0.1.9 released — Content updates and improvements",
+      "link": "https://github.com/harvard-edge/cs249r_book/releases/tag/tinytorch-v0.1.9",
       "linkText": "See →"
     }
   ]
diff --git a/tinytorch/site/_static/version-badge.js b/tinytorch/site/_static/version-badge.js
index 67683400e..86123aa58 100644
--- a/tinytorch/site/_static/version-badge.js
+++ b/tinytorch/site/_static/version-badge.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
     // Try to get version from meta tag first (set during build)
     const versionMeta = document.querySelector('meta[name="tinytorch-version"]');
-    const version = versionMeta ? versionMeta.content : '0.1.8';
+    const version = versionMeta ? versionMeta.content : '0.1.9';
     
     // Find the footer
     const footer = document.querySelector('.footer');
diff --git a/tinytorch/site/_static/wip-banner.js b/tinytorch/site/_static/wip-banner.js
index 475657ab9..224761af8 100644
--- a/tinytorch/site/_static/wip-banner.js
+++ b/tinytorch/site/_static/wip-banner.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
  */
 
 // ── Release info (auto-updated by CI on publish) ──────────────
-const TINYTORCH_VERSION = '0.1.8';
-const TINYTORCH_RELEASE_DATE = 'Feb 7, 2026';
+const TINYTORCH_VERSION = '0.1.9';
+const TINYTORCH_RELEASE_DATE = 'Feb 18, 2026';
 // ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {