diff --git a/gold/version.cc b/gold/version.cc
index 1ba5c70ffc..2e6a136b13 100644
--- a/gold/version.cc
+++ b/gold/version.cc
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace gold
 // version number from configure.ac.  But it's easier to just change
 // this file for now.
 
-static const char* version_string = "0.8";
+static const char* version_string = "0.9";
 
 // Report version information.