diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 38a7b57..4436a9f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "roo-cline",
-  "version": "2.1.7",
+  "version": "2.1.9",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "roo-cline",
-      "version": "2.1.7",
+      "version": "2.1.9",
       "dependencies": {
         "@anthropic-ai/bedrock-sdk": "^0.10.2",
         "@anthropic-ai/sdk": "^0.26.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2470f60..b23cd6f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "displayName": "Roo Cline",
   "description": "A fork of Cline, an autonomous coding agent, with some added experimental configuration and automation features.",
   "publisher": "RooVeterinaryInc",
-  "version": "2.1.8",
+  "version": "2.1.9",
   "icon": "assets/icons/rocket.png",
   "galleryBanner": {
     "color": "#617A91",
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/settings/SettingsView.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/settings/SettingsView.tsx
index 5af3c9b..556a68c 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/settings/SettingsView.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/settings/SettingsView.tsx
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ const SettingsView = ({ onDone }: SettingsViewProps) => {
 							marginTop: "5px",
 							color: "var(--vscode-descriptionForeground)",
 						}}>
-						These instructions are added to the end of the system prompt sent with every request.
+						These instructions are added to the end of the system prompt sent with every request. Custom instructions set in .clinerules and .cursorrules in the working directory are also included.
 					</p>
 				</div>