diff --git a/lib/datadog/ci/version.rb b/lib/datadog/ci/version.rb
index d2b4ec8f..c5a1afaf 100644
--- a/lib/datadog/ci/version.rb
+++ b/lib/datadog/ci/version.rb
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ module Datadog
   module CI
     module VERSION
       MAJOR = 1
-      MINOR = 8
-      PATCH = 1
+      MINOR = 9
+      PATCH = 0
       PRE = nil
       BUILD = nil
       # PRE and BUILD above are modified for dev gems during gem build GHA workflow