diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 24cc69a..d3f11b2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ HELPER ?=
 BINEXT ?=
 SOLIBNAME = libhttp_parser
 SOMAJOR = 2
-SOMINOR = 8
-SOREV   = 1
+SOMINOR = 9
+SOREV   = 0
 ifeq (darwin,$(PLATFORM))
 SOEXT ?= dylib
 SONAME ?= $(SOLIBNAME).$(SOMAJOR).$(SOMINOR).$(SOEXT)
diff --git a/http_parser.h b/http_parser.h
index 52aead3..880ed27 100644
--- a/http_parser.h
+++ b/http_parser.h
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ extern "C" {
 
 /* Also update SONAME in the Makefile whenever you change these. */
 #define HTTP_PARSER_VERSION_MAJOR 2
-#define HTTP_PARSER_VERSION_MINOR 8
-#define HTTP_PARSER_VERSION_PATCH 1
+#define HTTP_PARSER_VERSION_MINOR 9
+#define HTTP_PARSER_VERSION_PATCH 0
 
 #include <stddef.h>
 #if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__MINGW32__) && \