diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ce609caf8..9a7d84f2a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.8
\ No newline at end of file
+0.9
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal b/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
index 84848a3bc..12c4fb227 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
+++ b/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:           hledger-lib
-version:        0.8
+version:        0.9
 category:       Finance
 synopsis:       Core types and utilities for working with hledger data.
 description:
diff --git a/hledger.cabal b/hledger.cabal
index d907cf9d8..fc45252b2 100644
--- a/hledger.cabal
+++ b/hledger.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:           hledger
-version:        0.8
+version:        0.9
 category:       Finance
 synopsis:       A command-line (or curses or web-based) double-entry accounting tool.
 description: