diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 63d0d23..521f414 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@
 /fastavro-1.4.6.tar.gz
 /fastavro-1.4.7.tar.gz
 /fastavro-1.4.8.tar.gz
+/fastavro-1.4.9.tar.gz
diff --git a/python-fastavro.spec b/python-fastavro.spec
index 514fe76..99bd168 100644
--- a/python-fastavro.spec
+++ b/python-fastavro.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 %bcond_without doc_pdf
 
 Name:           python-fastavro
-Version:        1.4.8
+Version:        1.4.9
 Release:        %autorelease
 Summary:        Fast Avro for Python
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 22b09d7..e785422 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (fastavro-1.4.8.tar.gz) = 5d6b99a0f665cc8197286b909db49eeb7e9721a05b024c7670c6b514933ad63d31b93a9e315a8b9744b83898784b7eaa51db861890cbb971d86df10543d20a1f
+SHA512 (fastavro-1.4.9.tar.gz) = ad65b9038d1274a41cdd21b7f179528ee745b2df99e2c222bf291c91d1bde3948de0534393108925b73811953c8cfb28ad3a91296310081ff2dbd4b0dcc52802