diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 22baec6187ee..225501bfcd01 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ endif()
 
 set(OPAE_VERSION_LOCAL   "" CACHE STRING "OPAE local version")
 set(OPAE_VERSION_MAJOR    2 CACHE STRING "OPAE major version" FORCE)
-set(OPAE_VERSION_MINOR    8 CACHE STRING "OPAE minor version" FORCE)
+set(OPAE_VERSION_MINOR    9 CACHE STRING "OPAE minor version" FORCE)
 set(OPAE_VERSION_REVISION 0${OPAE_VERSION_LOCAL} CACHE STRING "OPAE revision version" FORCE)
 set(OPAE_VERSION ${OPAE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${OPAE_VERSION_MINOR}.${OPAE_VERSION_REVISION}
     CACHE STRING "OPAE version" FORCE)
diff --git a/packaging/opae.admin/version b/packaging/opae.admin/version
index 253145c75560..0d2477fc3351 100755
--- a/packaging/opae.admin/version
+++ b/packaging/opae.admin/version
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@
 # CONTRACT,  STRICT LIABILITY,  OR TORT  (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE  OR OTHERWISE)
 # ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE,  EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 # POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-PROJECT_VERSION='2.8.0'
+PROJECT_VERSION='2.9.0'
 PROJECT_RELEASE='1'
diff --git a/packaging/opae/version b/packaging/opae/version
index ac6fbdf36eb6..cd40c622c719 100755
--- a/packaging/opae/version
+++ b/packaging/opae/version
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@
 # CONTRACT,  STRICT LIABILITY,  OR TORT  (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE  OR OTHERWISE)
 # ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE,  EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 # POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-declare -r PROJECT_VERSION='2.8.0'
+declare -r PROJECT_VERSION='2.9.0'
 declare -r PROJECT_RELEASE='1'