diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 751b9ba8..02c637b0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_INIT([Google C++ Mocking and Testing Frameworks],
-        [1.8.0],
+        [1.9.0],
         [googlemock@googlegroups.com],
         [googletest])