diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 27e1f773..b7362552 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "toolkit",
     "startup"
   ],
-  "version": "0.8.0",
+  "version": "0.9.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "homepage": "http://senecajs.org",
   "author": "Richard Rodger (http://richardrodger.com/)",