Prepare 0.9.9rc1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f34003f..fd735a0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='PredictionIO',
-    version="0.9.8",
+    version="0.9.9",
     author=__author__,
     author_email=__email__,
     packages=['predictionio'],