diff --git a/lib/text.js b/lib/text.js
index 3185a6c..77f4219 100644
--- a/lib/text.js
+++ b/lib/text.js
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ proto.update = function(options) {
   for(var dimension=0; dimension<2; ++dimension) {
     this.labelOffset[dimension] = Math.floor(vertices.length/3)
 
-    var data  = getText(options.labelFont[dimension], options.labels[dimension]).data
+    var data  = getText(options.labelFont[dimension], options.labels[dimension], { textAlign: 'center' }).data
     var scale = options.labelSize[dimension]
     for(var i=0; i<data.length; i+=2) {
       vertices.push(data[i]*scale, -data[i+1]*scale, 0)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 149d042..bb8a03b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gl-plot2d",
-  "version": "1.1.8",
+  "version": "1.1.9",
   "description": "2D webgl plots",
   "main": "plot.js",
   "directories": {
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "gl-shader": "^4.2.1",
     "glsl-inverse": "^1.0.0",
     "glslify": "^2.2.1",
-    "text-cache": "^4.0.0"
+    "text-cache": "^4.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "camera-2d": "^1.0.0",