diff --git a/include/rocksdb/version.h b/include/rocksdb/version.h
index fde546c89..339933853 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/version.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/version.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #define ROCKSDB_MAJOR 3
-#define ROCKSDB_MINOR 8
+#define ROCKSDB_MINOR 9
 #define ROCKSDB_PATCH 0
 
 // Do not use these. We made the mistake of declaring macros starting with