2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index cb5073e..0a38275 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+1.9.0
+
+  * ...
+
 1.8.0
 
   * Add GTK3 support
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8c54931..759d9f8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.52)
 
-AC_INIT([mate-system-monitor], [1.8.0],
+AC_INIT([mate-system-monitor], [1.9.0],
         [http://www.mate-desktop.org/])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(configure.ac)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(config.h)