diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index dd97273ac2..ae3dc61e5b 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ var (
 	//
 	// Version must conform to the format expected by github.com/hashicorp/go-version
 	// for tests to work.
-	Version = "1.8.0"
+	Version = "1.9.0"
 
 	// A pre-release marker for the version. If this is "" (empty string)
 	// then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this is a pre-release