diff --git a/newt/newt.go b/newt/newt.go
index 0dfe5ee..a39b80f 100644
--- a/newt/newt.go
+++ b/newt/newt.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 	"mynewt.apache.org/newt/util"
 )
 
-var NewtVersionStr string = "Apache Newt (incubating) version: 0.8.0"
+var NewtVersionStr string = "Apache Newt (incubating) version: 0.9.0"
 var NewtLogLevel log.Level
 var newtSilent bool
 var newtQuiet bool