diff --git a/version.properties b/version.properties
index 86d8b00..d71c659 100644
--- a/version.properties
+++ b/version.properties
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # because they are used in Jenkins, whose plug-in doesn't support
 
 major=2
-minor=8
-patch=2
+minor=9
+patch=0
 
 base_version=${major}.${minor}.${patch}