diff --git a/carbon.h b/carbon.h
index 04d3783..916c029 100644
--- a/carbon.h
+++ b/carbon.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #define CARBON_VERSION_MAJOR 0
-#define CARBON_VERSION_MINOR 8
+#define CARBON_VERSION_MINOR 9
 // TODO: handle patch version number as well
 // #define CARBON_VERSION_PATCH
 #define CARBON_VERSION_EXTRA "alpha"