diff --git a/mesa_geo/__init__.py b/mesa_geo/__init__.py
index de7f72b1..4b0b07aa 100644
--- a/mesa_geo/__init__.py
+++ b/mesa_geo/__init__.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 ]
 
 __title__ = "Mesa-Geo"
-__version__ = "0.8.1"
+__version__ = "0.9.0-dev"
 __license__ = "Apache 2.0"
 _this_year = datetime.datetime.now(tz=datetime.timezone.utc).date().year
 __copyright__ = f"Copyright {_this_year} Project Mesa-Geo Team"