diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2a7d54e95..62b6139d2 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Please use Python >= 2.4 to take advantage of the extension.""" % ext.name
 
 setup(
     name="pymongo",
-    version="0.8.1",
+    version="0.9",
     description="Driver for the Mongo database <http://www.mongodb.org>",
     long_description=readme_content,
     author="10gen",