2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 59a7d580..668bc0e3 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Changes in MATE-Applets 1.9.0
+=============================
+
+...
+
 Changes in MATE-Applets 1.8.0
 =============================
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 22a103d8..cef1e23f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 dnl ***************************************************************************
 dnl *** configure.in for MATE-APPLETS ***
 dnl ***************************************************************************
-AC_INIT(mate-applets, 1.8.0)
+AC_INIT(mate-applets, 1.9.0)
 AC_PREREQ(2.59)
 
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(config.h)