diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index 10bbdac..cbb5200 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 namespace p2pool {
 
 #define P2POOL_VERSION_MAJOR 3
-#define P2POOL_VERSION_MINOR 8
+#define P2POOL_VERSION_MINOR 9
 #define P2POOL_VERSION_PATCH 0
 
 extern const char* VERSION;