diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 59fc4a0..08598ec 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # SMSGateway Change Log
 
+## Version 1.0.9 (2023-09-20)
+
+### Fixed bugs
+* PHP 8.1 fix  (thanks to ratmole)
+
 ## Version 1.0.8 (2023-03-30)
 
 ### Fixed bugs
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5cb0d9f..676e14e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 - SMS gateway using the open source Android app [SMS Gateway](https://github.com/medic/cht-gateway/releases/latest)
 
 ## License
-This software is distributed under the [LGPL-3.0-only](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.html) license. Please read [LICENSE](https://github.com/multiOTP/SMSGateway/blob/master/LICENSE) for information on the software availability and distribution.
+This software is distributed under the [LGPL-3.0-only](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.html) license. Please read [LICENSE](https://github.com/multiOTP/SMSGateway/blob/main/LICENSE) for information on the software availability and distribution.
 
 ## Installation & loading
 SMSGateway is available on [Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/multiOTP/SMSGateway) (using semantic versioning), and installation via [Composer](https://getcomposer.org) is the recommended way to install SMSGateway. Just add this line to your `composer.json` file:
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ When sending a message, the following information will be returned in the http h
 - X-SMSGateway-Message-Id: message id
 
 ## Documentation
-Example of how to use SMSGateway for a common scenario can be found in the [examples](https://github.com/multiOTP/SMSGateway/tree/master/examples) folder. If you're looking for a good starting point, we recommend you start with [the gateway example](https://github.com/multiOTP/SMSGateway/tree/master/examples/gateway.php).
+Example of how to use SMSGateway for a common scenario can be found in the [examples](https://github.com/multiOTP/SMSGateway/tree/main/examples) folder. If you're looking for a good starting point, we recommend you start with [the gateway example](https://github.com/multiOTP/SMSGateway/tree/main/examples/gateway.php).
 
 ## Android specific parameters
 Using adb shell, you should change these two parameters:
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 337a6a8..e5a4a5e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.8
\ No newline at end of file
+1.0.9
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/SMSGateway.php b/src/SMSGateway.php
index e4fb0d7..0ae70dc 100644
--- a/src/SMSGateway.php
+++ b/src/SMSGateway.php
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
  * PHP 5.3.0 or higher is supported.
  *
  * @author    Andre Liechti (SysCo systemes de communication sa) <info@multiotp.net>
- * @version   1.0.8
- * @date      2023-03-30
+ * @version   1.0.9
+ * @date      2023-09-20
  * @since     2022-09-10
  * @copyright (c) 2022-2023 SysCo systemes de communication sa
  * @copyright GNU Lesser General Public License
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class SMSGateway
    *
    * @var string
    */
-  const VERSION = '1.0.6';
+  const VERSION = '1.0.9';
 
   /**
    * The device timeout in seconds.