update version numbers for release
diff --git a/README b/README
index a088ff8..70a8f81 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-See https://www.openssh.com/releasenotes.html#8.9p1 for the release notes.
+See https://www.openssh.com/releasenotes.html#9.0p1 for the release notes.
Please read https://www.openssh.com/report.html for bug reporting
instructions and note that we do not use Github for bug reporting or
diff --git a/contrib/redhat/openssh.spec b/contrib/redhat/openssh.spec
index 95ab219..b8ba8ba 100644
--- a/contrib/redhat/openssh.spec
+++ b/contrib/redhat/openssh.spec
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%global ver 8.9p1
+%global ver 9.0p1
%global rel 1%{?dist}
# OpenSSH privilege separation requires a user & group ID
diff --git a/contrib/suse/openssh.spec b/contrib/suse/openssh.spec
index 8df0ae3..28b9086 100644
--- a/contrib/suse/openssh.spec
+++ b/contrib/suse/openssh.spec
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
Summary: OpenSSH, a free Secure Shell (SSH) protocol implementation
Name: openssh
-Version: 8.9p1
+Version: 9.0p1
URL: https://www.openssh.com/
Release: 1
Source0: openssh-%{version}.tar.gz
