diff --git a/boxsdk/version.py b/boxsdk/version.py
index 04e49f2a5..0dabf5c3d 100644
--- a/boxsdk/version.py
+++ b/boxsdk/version.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 
 
-__version__ = '2.8.0'
+__version__ = '2.9.0'