diff --git a/lib/version.rb b/lib/version.rb
index e17c3b78a51..5537a088551 100644
--- a/lib/version.rb
+++ b/lib/version.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module Discourse
       MAJOR = 2
       MINOR = 9
       TINY  = 0
-      PRE   = 'beta8'
+      PRE   = 'beta9'
 
       STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join('.')
     end