diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 950b6ba98fe..9e18985fdef 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "Brackets",
-    "version": "1.8.0-0",
-    "apiVersion": "1.8.0",
+    "version": "1.9.0-0",
+    "apiVersion": "1.9.0",
     "homepage": "http://brackets.io",
     "issues": {
         "url": "http://github.com/adobe/brackets/issues"
diff --git a/src/config.json b/src/config.json
index e769d723bcd..08735af05a2 100644
--- a/src/config.json
+++ b/src/config.json
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
         "healthDataServerURL": "https://healthdev.brackets.io/healthDataLog"
     },
     "name": "Brackets",
-    "version": "1.8.0-0",
-    "apiVersion": "1.8.0",
+    "version": "1.9.0-0",
+    "apiVersion": "1.9.0",
     "homepage": "http://brackets.io",
     "issues": {
         "url": "http://github.com/adobe/brackets/issues"