diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index ab736c5..bd6a06c 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.1.8"
+  ".": "1.1.9"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0bee74e..6ee00c8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.1.9](https://github.com/thewca/wca-helpers/compare/v1.1.8...v1.1.9) (2026-09-30)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* quote npm dist-tag expression ([#53](https://github.com/thewca/wca-helpers/issues/53)) ([0e70f69](https://github.com/thewca/wca-helpers/commit/0e70f6907cabf2602c8f757da593b3db43357355))
+
 ## [1.1.8](https://github.com/thewca/wca-helpers/compare/v1.1.7...v1.1.8) (2026-09-30)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f56bcbf..a00baa8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@wca/helpers",
-  "version": "1.1.8",
+  "version": "1.1.9",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@wca/helpers",
-      "version": "1.1.8",
+      "version": "1.1.9",
       "license": "GPL",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@babel/core": "7.23.9",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6b11aaa..50c298a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@wca/helpers",
-  "version": "1.1.8",
+  "version": "1.1.9",
   "description": "Helpers and class definitions for WCA and WCIF",
   "keywords": [
     "wca",