diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 87639c64..22c210ea 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.8.0
+current_version = 1.9.0
 commit = True
 tag = True
 tag_name = {new_version}
 
 [bumpversion:file:scrapinghub/VERSION]
+
diff --git a/scrapinghub/VERSION b/scrapinghub/VERSION
index 27f9cd32..f8e233b2 100644
--- a/scrapinghub/VERSION
+++ b/scrapinghub/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.8.0
+1.9.0