diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 1da2394d7..3e0c51506 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 2.8.0
+current_version = 2.9.0
 commit = True
 
 [bumpversion:file:watson_developer_cloud/version.py]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 11908437f..c854ce174 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
-__version__ = '2.8.0'
+__version__ = '2.9.0'
 
 if sys.argv[-1] == 'publish':
     # test server
diff --git a/watson_developer_cloud/version.py b/watson_developer_cloud/version.py
index f2df444a7..387cfaccc 100644
--- a/watson_developer_cloud/version.py
+++ b/watson_developer_cloud/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '2.8.0'
+__version__ = '2.9.0'