diff --git a/include/spdlog/version.h b/include/spdlog/version.h
index 8b0abbea4..e759a61e7 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/version.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/version.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #define SPDLOG_VER_MAJOR 1
-#define SPDLOG_VER_MINOR 8
-#define SPDLOG_VER_PATCH 1
+#define SPDLOG_VER_MINOR 9
+#define SPDLOG_VER_PATCH 0
 
 #define SPDLOG_VERSION (SPDLOG_VER_MAJOR * 10000 + SPDLOG_VER_MINOR * 100 + SPDLOG_VER_PATCH)