diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 5467c506032..52e4c6daf3b 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ package ipfs
 var CurrentCommit string
 
 // CurrentVersionNumber is the current application's version literal
-const CurrentVersionNumber = "0.8.0-dev"
+const CurrentVersionNumber = "0.9.0-dev"
 
 const ApiVersion = "/go-ipfs/" + CurrentVersionNumber + "/"