diff --git a/lib/pry/hooks.rb b/lib/pry/hooks.rb
index 9e61d0f5..2765949c 100644
--- a/lib/pry/hooks.rb
+++ b/lib/pry/hooks.rb
@@ -246,7 +246,5 @@ class Pry
     def hook_exists?(event_name, hook_name)
       !!@hooks[event_name].find { |name, _| name == hook_name }
     end
-    private :hook_exists?
-
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/pry/version.rb b/lib/pry/version.rb
index 97316561..e9517120 100644
--- a/lib/pry/version.rb
+++ b/lib/pry/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 class Pry
-  VERSION = "0.9.10"
+  VERSION = "0.9.11"
 end