diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 72a3c3f..7e640b4 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ Recent Changes (arrayvec)
 Recent Changes (nodrop)
 -----------------------
 
+- 0.1.9
+
+  - Fix issue in recent nightly where ``repr(u8)`` did not work. Use
+    a better way to get rid of the enum layout optimization.
+
 - 0.1.8
   
   - Add crate feature ``use_union`` that uses untagged unions to implement NoDrop.
diff --git a/nodrop/Cargo.toml b/nodrop/Cargo.toml
index f3e88a5..0906496 100644
--- a/nodrop/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nodrop/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "nodrop"
-version = "0.1.8"
+version = "0.1.9"
 authors = ["bluss"]
 
 license = "MIT/Apache-2.0"