diff --git a/krankshaft/__init__.py b/krankshaft/__init__.py
index af6c8a9..c4ff29a 100644
--- a/krankshaft/__init__.py
+++ b/krankshaft/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # TODO PEP 386
-VERSION = (0, 2, 8, 'alpha', 0)
+VERSION = (0, 2, 9, 'alpha', 0)
 
 from .api import API
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 64527c6..c4e9a55 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='krankshaft',
-    version='0.2.8',
+    version='0.2.9',
     author='Dan LaMotte',
     author_email='lamotte85@gmail.com',
     url='https://github.com/dlamotte/krankshaft',