diff --git a/freeldr/freeldr/include/version.h b/freeldr/freeldr/include/version.h
index 4ae5e7596b6..0ca8cfc9034 100644
--- a/freeldr/freeldr/include/version.h
+++ b/freeldr/freeldr/include/version.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 
 /* just some stuff */
-#define VERSION			"FreeLoader v1.8.26"
+#define VERSION			"FreeLoader v1.9"
 #define COPYRIGHT		"Copyright (C) 1998-2003 Brian Palmer <brianp@sginet.com>"
 #define AUTHOR_EMAIL	"<brianp@sginet.com>"
 #define BY_AUTHOR		"by Brian Palmer"
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 // If you add major functionality then you increment the major version and zero the minor & patch versions
 //
 #define FREELOADER_MAJOR_VERSION	1
-#define FREELOADER_MINOR_VERSION	8
-#define FREELOADER_PATCH_VERSION	26
+#define FREELOADER_MINOR_VERSION	9
+#define FREELOADER_PATCH_VERSION	0
 
 
 #ifndef ASM