diff --git a/app/version/version.go b/app/version/version.go
index b18b4cb5f..830764b2e 100644
--- a/app/version/version.go
+++ b/app/version/version.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // version a string since it is overwritten at build-time with the git tag for official releases.
-var version = "v1.8-dev"
+var version = "v1.9-dev"
 
 // Version is the branch version of the codebase.
 //   - Main branch: v0.X-dev
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const (
 // Supported returns the supported minor versions in order of precedence.
 func Supported() []SemVer {
 	return []SemVer{
+		{major: 1, minor: 9},
 		{major: 1, minor: 8},
 		{major: 1, minor: 7},
 		{major: 1, minor: 6},