diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f73e7f5b3..5866e450c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "needle",
-  "version": "2.8.0",
+  "version": "2.9.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 665ff6c92..10af1456f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "needle",
-  "version": "2.8.0",
+  "version": "2.9.0",
   "description": "The leanest and most handsome HTTP client in the Nodelands.",
   "keywords": [
     "http",