diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 64a562b6..f23dd6f1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "lithic"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 description = "Client library for the lithic API"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = ["Lithic <sdk-feedback@lithic.com>"]
diff --git a/src/lithic/__version.py b/src/lithic/__version.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e4e49b3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lithic/__version.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__version__ = '0.9.0'