diff --git a/mopidy/__init__.py b/mopidy/__init__.py
index 072a604c..918e1459 100644
--- a/mopidy/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/__init__.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if (isinstance(pykka.__version__, basestring)
 warnings.filterwarnings('ignore', 'could not open display')
 
 
-__version__ = '0.8.1'
+__version__ = '0.9.0'
 
 
 from mopidy import settings as default_settings_module
diff --git a/tests/version_test.py b/tests/version_test.py
index 978660b0..966b8b94 100644
--- a/tests/version_test.py
+++ b/tests/version_test.py
@@ -30,5 +30,6 @@ class VersionTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertLess(SV('0.7.1'), SV('0.7.2'))
         self.assertLess(SV('0.7.2'), SV('0.7.3'))
         self.assertLess(SV('0.7.3'), SV('0.8.0'))
-        self.assertLess(SV('0.8.0'), SV(__version__))
-        self.assertLess(SV(__version__), SV('0.8.2'))
+        self.assertLess(SV('0.8.0'), SV('0.8.1'))
+        self.assertLess(SV('0.8.1'), SV(__version__))
+        self.assertLess(SV(__version__), SV('0.9.1'))