diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b3f2dcad..0f255eae 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
 
 
 
-PONYSAY_VERSION = '2.8'
+PONYSAY_VERSION = '2.9'