diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 809792d43..fc8b416fd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "matrix-appservice-irc",
-  "version": "0.8.0",
+  "version": "0.9.0-rc1",
   "description": "An IRC Bridge for Matrix",
   "main": "app.js",
   "bin": "./bin/matrix-appservice-irc",