diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ef29553..b7555a8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## 0.3.2
+* bugfix: avoid an exception when adding a new `TextItem`
+
 ## 0.3.1
 * Added null safety
 
diff --git a/lib/circular_text/widget.dart b/lib/circular_text/widget.dart
index d8a7f31..1a5f8db 100644
--- a/lib/circular_text/widget.dart
+++ b/lib/circular_text/widget.dart
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class _CircularTextPainter extends CustomPainter {
     bool isTextItemsChanged() {
       bool isChanged = false;
       for (int i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
-        if (children[i].isChanged(oldDelegate.children[i])) {
+        if (i >= oldDelegate.children.length || children[i].isChanged(oldDelegate.children[i])) {
           isChanged = true;
           break;
         }
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index ee3daeb..c30f433 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: flutter_circular_text
 description: Flutter package which places text in a curved circular path.
-version: 0.3.1
+version: 0.3.2
 homepage: https://github.com/faob-dev/flutter_circular_text
 
 environment: