diff --git a/ares_version.h b/ares_version.h
index a1984f0..84b97cd 100644
--- a/ares_version.h
+++ b/ares_version.h
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 #define ARES_COPYRIGHT "2004 - 2012 Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>."
 
 #define ARES_VERSION_MAJOR 1
-#define ARES_VERSION_MINOR 8
-#define ARES_VERSION_PATCH 1
+#define ARES_VERSION_MINOR 9
+#define ARES_VERSION_PATCH 0
 #define ARES_VERSION ((ARES_VERSION_MAJOR<<16)|\
                        (ARES_VERSION_MINOR<<8)|\
                        (ARES_VERSION_PATCH))
-#define ARES_VERSION_STR "1.8.1-DEV"
+#define ARES_VERSION_STR "1.9.0-DEV"
 
 #if (ARES_VERSION >= 0x010700)
 #  define CARES_HAVE_ARES_LIBRARY_INIT 1