2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 39e3371..85d23a7 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+eom 1.9.0
+=========
+
+ * ...
+
 eom 1.8.0
 =========
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 20b1a65..fa2a0fb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.59)
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 
 m4_define(eom_major_version, 1)
-m4_define(eom_minor_version, 8)
+m4_define(eom_minor_version, 9)
 m4_define(eom_micro_version, 0)
 m4_define(eom_version, eom_major_version.eom_minor_version.eom_micro_version)