diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 4351f1c9..fc91ca6e 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '0.07'
+version = '0.09'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.07'
+release = '0.09a'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 02078015..56deaaaf 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = (0, 0, 8, "a", 0)  # following PEP 386
+VERSION = (0, 0, 9, "a", 0)  # following PEP 386
 DEV_N = None
 
 import os