diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e45d4fea1..77a39ec53 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ option(MLX_BUILD_METAL "Build metal backend" ON)
 option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build mlx as a shared library" OFF)
 
 if(NOT MLX_VERSION)
-  set(MLX_VERSION 0.0.8)
+  set(MLX_VERSION 0.0.9)
 endif()
 
 # --------------------- Processor tests -------------------------
diff --git a/docs/src/conf.py b/docs/src/conf.py
index ec5ea6d1e..01d752f34 100644
--- a/docs/src/conf.py
+++ b/docs/src/conf.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import subprocess
 project = "MLX"
 copyright = "2023, MLX Contributors"
 author = "MLX Contributors"
-version = "0.0.8"
-release = "0.0.8"
+version = "0.0.9"
+release = "0.0.9"
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/mlx/io/CMakeLists.txt b/mlx/io/CMakeLists.txt
index b3c25b61c..f12b2bd85 100644
--- a/mlx/io/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mlx/io/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ target_include_directories(
     $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include/gguflib>
 )
 add_library(
-  gguflib SHARED
+  gguflib STATIC
   ${gguflib_SOURCE_DIR}/fp16.c
   ${gguflib_SOURCE_DIR}/gguflib.c)
 target_link_libraries(mlx $<BUILD_INTERFACE:gguflib>)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 43f7cdd50..4d6792449 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     setup(
         name="mlx",
-        version=get_version("0.0.8"),
+        version=get_version("0.0.9"),
         author="MLX Contributors",
         author_email="mlx@group.apple.com",
         description="A framework for machine learning on Apple silicon.",