diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-gradle-project.yml b/.github/workflows/build-gradle-project.yml
index 5e34e1c..3e564ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-gradle-project.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-gradle-project.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build-gradle-project:
     env:
-      IMAGE_TAG: 1.8
+      IMAGE_TAG: 1.9.0
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Get branch names
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index c79f390..fd96f81 100755
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 	
 group='kingstonduo'
-version='1.8'
+version='1.9.0'
 
 
 apply plugin: 'java'
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 58351cb..6d8c3e5 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## Release 1.8 [ unreleased ]
+## Release 1.9 (unreleased)
+Brief summary of what's in this release:
+- Do not substring fileName for WGS files
+
+## Release 1.8 (06/30/25)
 
 Brief summary of what's in this release:
 - no changes, increasing version number to be aligned with front-end version
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kpmp/repositoryDataset/RepositoryDatasetDisplay.java b/src/main/java/org/kpmp/repositoryDataset/RepositoryDatasetDisplay.java
index 23ffbc3..1ccaf9f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kpmp/repositoryDataset/RepositoryDatasetDisplay.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kpmp/repositoryDataset/RepositoryDatasetDisplay.java
@@ -503,7 +503,11 @@ public String getExperimentalStrategySort() {
     public String getFileNameSort() {
         if(this.fileName == null || this.fileName.isEmpty()){
             return null;
-        }else{
+        }
+        else if (this.getExperimentalStrategySort().contains("Whole Genome Sequencing")) {
+            return this.fileName;
+        }
+        else{
             fileNameSort = fileName.substring(UUID_LENGTH, fileName.length());
             return fileNameSort;
         }