diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9e8a76388..6ac88ebd5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # root CMakeLists for the SuperTuxKart project
 project(SuperTuxKart)
-set(PROJECT_VERSION "0.8.1")
+set(PROJECT_VERSION "0.9.1")
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.4)
 if(NOT (CMAKE_MAJOR_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3))