diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0773aa3661d..f01a8ca2c9f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ endif()
 
 # define HCC version information
 SET(HCC_VERSION_MAJOR "2")
-SET(HCC_VERSION_MINOR "8")
+SET(HCC_VERSION_MINOR "9")
 
 include(GenerateVersionFromGit)