diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8ee7b3e..215d57a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_SCAN_FOR_MODULES ON)
 
-project(OpenRA3 VERSION 0.8.0 LANGUAGES C CXX)
+project(OpenRA3 VERSION 0.9.0 LANGUAGES C CXX)
 
 if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE AND NOT CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES)
     set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release CACHE STRING "Build type" FORCE)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 8adc70f..ac39a10 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.8.0
\ No newline at end of file
+0.9.0