diff --git a/Makefile.INCLUDE b/Makefile.INCLUDE
index 5f9be26fcc..c5cb777e7b 100644
--- a/Makefile.INCLUDE
+++ b/Makefile.INCLUDE
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 .SUFFIXES:
 
-VERSION=0.8.0
+VERSION=0.9.0rc1
 
 OS=$(shell uname)
 ARCH=$(shell uname -m)