diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 87a523c76..70c145dca 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([lem],[1.8])
+AC_INIT([lem],[1.9])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile contrib/Makefile scripts/gen-contrib/Makefile])
 
diff --git a/lem.asd b/lem.asd
index 4275b4b9e..8f04a4bda 100644
--- a/lem.asd
+++ b/lem.asd
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 (defsystem "lem"
-  :version "1.8"
+  :version "1.9"
   :depends-on ("lem-core"
                "lem-vi-mode"
                "lem-lisp-mode"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e2a7104fe..a21a1af36 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lem",
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.9.0",
   "description": "lem frontend",
   "main": "frontends/electron/index.js",
   "scripts": {