diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4f369aebd..42b4cfa0f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 dnl require autoconf 2.60 (AS_ECHO/AS_ECHO_N)
 AC_PREREQ([2.60])
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 3)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 8)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 1)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 9)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 50)
 define(_ZC_BUILD_VAL, m4_if(m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD < 25), 1, m4_incr(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD), m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD < 50), 1, m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD - 24), m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD == 50), 1, , m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD - 50)))
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_SUFFIX, m4_if(m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD < 25), 1, _CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION-beta$1, m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD < 50), 1, _CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION-rc$1, m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD == 50), 1, _CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, _CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION-$1)))
diff --git a/src/clientversion.h b/src/clientversion.h
index 375f82690..a6ec2819c 100644
--- a/src/clientversion.h
+++ b/src/clientversion.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 //! These need to be macros, as clientversion.cpp's and bitcoin*-res.rc's voodoo requires it
 // Must be kept in sync with configure.ac , ugh!
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR 3
-#define CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR 8
+#define CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR 9
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION 0
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD 50