diff --git a/src/utils/version/version.h b/src/utils/version/version.h
index fdb8078f193defdf392daae00eefd7dd74957b54..6a3539922a437a788081b1651d0ccfcc006daa68 100644
--- a/src/utils/version/version.h
+++ b/src/utils/version/version.h
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 
 // define the version.  All tools in the 
 // suite carry the same version number.
-#define VERSION "2.8.3"
+#define VERSION "2.9.0"
 
 #endif /* VERSION_H */