2 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 17121b8..0a87196 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 NAME = drakx-net
-VERSION = 2.8
+VERSION = 2.9
 
 DESTDIR=
 libdir=/usr/lib
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 4da66bd..d38cbe6 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+2.9
 - delay setting SIG_CHLD handler
   (thus preventing potential segfault on startup (mga#10289))