diff --git a/.github/workflows/pypi-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/pypi-deploy.yml
index 713f73e..3dda204 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pypi-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pypi-deploy.yml
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: binary-wheels-${{matrix.os}}-${{matrix.arch}}
           path: python/wheelhouse/*.whl
-      - name: Display files
-        run: ls -lR
 
   build_sdist:
     name: Build source distribution
diff --git a/python/VERSION b/python/VERSION
index ebf14b4..63a1a1c 100644
--- a/python/VERSION
+++ b/python/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.1.8
+2.1.9