diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md
index 5252b1f2c..c1afdd447 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ## Next release
 
+## 0.9.0
+
 * Upgrade compatible Pydantic version to `0.21.0`. PR <a href="https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/pull/90" target="_blank">#90</a>.
 
 * Add documentation for: <a href="https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/tutorial/application-configuration/" target="_blank">Application Configuration</a>.
diff --git a/fastapi/__init__.py b/fastapi/__init__.py
index 15ebe9731..99277ad01 100644
--- a/fastapi/__init__.py
+++ b/fastapi/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """FastAPI framework, high performance, easy to learn, fast to code, ready for production"""
 
-__version__ = "0.8.0"
+__version__ = "0.9.0"
 
 from .applications import FastAPI
 from .datastructures import UploadFile