diff --git a/meta/__init__.py b/meta/__init__.py
index 91a141e..3a8009a 100644
--- a/meta/__init__.py
+++ b/meta/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import os
 __app_name__= "smart-logger"
-__version__ = "1.1"
+__version__ = "1.8"
 __author__ = "Steve L. Nyemba, info@the-phi.com"
 __home__ = os.sep.join([os.environ['HOME'],'.smart-logger'])
 __database__='smart_logs'
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all c
 
 THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-"""
\ No newline at end of file
+"""
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b233747..f2345e2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ args    = {
     "packages":["meta","plugins","smart","smart.top","smart.folder","smart.logger","smart.files"]
     }
 args["keywords"]=['mongodb','couchdb','rabbitmq','file','read','write','s3','sqlite']
-args["install_requires"] = ['typer','pandas','numpy','data-transport@git+https://github.com/lnyemba/data-transport.git']
+args["install_requires"] = ['typer','pandas','numpy','data-transport@git+https://github.com/lnyemba/data-transport.git',"plugin-ix@git+https://dev.the-phi.com/git/library/plugins"]
 
 args["url"] =   "https://dev.the-phi.com/git/steve/smart-top.git"
 args['scripts'] = ['bin/smart-logger']