diff --git a/Changes.txt b/Changes.txt
index 96439135..41405aa2 100644
--- a/Changes.txt
+++ b/Changes.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 /**
 @page changes Changes
 
+## 1.1.9 October 24 2024
+
+ - Fix minor pointer/value error in `lxw_name_to_row()` and `lxw_name_to_col()`
+   utility functions.
+
+   [gh_459]: https://github.com/jmcnamara/libxlsxwriter/issues/459
+
 
 ## 1.1.8 July 31 2024
 
diff --git a/include/xlsxwriter.h b/include/xlsxwriter.h
index 2dfde5f7..9aea2d64 100644
--- a/include/xlsxwriter.h
+++ b/include/xlsxwriter.h
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 #include "xlsxwriter/format.h"
 #include "xlsxwriter/utility.h"
 
-#define LXW_VERSION "1.1.8"
-#define LXW_VERSION_ID 118
+#define LXW_VERSION "1.1.9"
+#define LXW_VERSION_ID 119
 #define LXW_SOVERSION "7"
 
 #endif /* __LXW_XLSXWRITER_H__ */
diff --git a/libxlsxwriter.podspec b/libxlsxwriter.podspec
index 60402570..4375cc71 100644
--- a/libxlsxwriter.podspec
+++ b/libxlsxwriter.podspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name                  = "libxlsxwriter"
-  s.version               = "1.1.8"
+  s.version               = "1.1.9"
   s.summary               = "Libxlsxwriter: A C library for creating Excel XLSX files."
   s.ios.deployment_target = "12.0"
   s.osx.deployment_target = "10.13"