diff --git a/discord/__init__.py b/discord/__init__.py
index 9467b4bb7..e4c0a6748 100644
--- a/discord/__init__.py
+++ b/discord/__init__.py
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ __title__ = 'discord'
 __author__ = 'Rapptz'
 __license__ = 'MIT'
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2015 Rapptz'
-__version__ = '0.8.0'
-__build__ = 0x008000
+__version__ = '0.9.0'
+__build__ = 0x009000
 
 from .client import Client
 from .user import User