diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c074681..a1c47de 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -158,4 +158,6 @@ test-*.py
 config.toml
 vban.toml
 
-.vscode/
\ No newline at end of file
+.vscode/
+
+PING_FEATURE.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8e5fbad..13faa90 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "vban-cmd"
-version = "2.8.1"
+version = "2.9.0"
 description = "Python interface for the VBAN RT Packet Service (Sendtext)"
 authors = [{ name = "Onyx and Iris", email = "code@onyxandiris.online" }]
 license = { text = "MIT" }