diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index de10b73903..d8a1169cb5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ if (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.14.0)
 endif()
 
 project (gnucash
-    VERSION 4.8
+    VERSION 4.9
 )
 
 enable_testing()