diff --git a/linkedin_scraper/__init__.py b/linkedin_scraper/__init__.py
index de4559d..57f8402 100644
--- a/linkedin_scraper/__init__.py
+++ b/linkedin_scraper/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from .objects import Institution, Experience, Education, Contact
 from .company import Company
 
-__version__ = "2.8.2"
+__version__ = "2.9.0"
 
 import glob
 modules = glob.glob(dirname(__file__)+"/*.py")