diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b0956366d3..0804608043 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ configure(project(':desktop')) {
     apply plugin: 'witness'
     apply from: '../gradle/witness/gradle-witness.gradle'
 
-    version = '0.8.0-SNAPSHOT'
+    version = '0.9.0-SNAPSHOT'
 
     mainClassName = 'bisq.desktop.app.BisqAppMain'
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/bisq/common/app/Version.java b/common/src/main/java/bisq/common/app/Version.java
index b005b0ee7c..cc593db966 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/bisq/common/app/Version.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/bisq/common/app/Version.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class Version {
     // VERSION = 0.5.0 introduces proto buffer for the P2P network and local DB and is a not backward compatible update
     // Therefore all sub versions start again with 1
     // We use semantic versioning with major, minor and patch
-    public static final String VERSION = "0.8.0";
+    public static final String VERSION = "0.9.0";
 
     public static int getMajorVersion(String version) {
         return getSubVersion(version, 0);
diff --git a/desktop/package/linux/32bitBuild.sh b/desktop/package/linux/32bitBuild.sh
index bb8a3dcf88..cf9183cfd3 100644
--- a/desktop/package/linux/32bitBuild.sh
+++ b/desktop/package/linux/32bitBuild.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ mkdir -p deploy
 set -e
 
 # Edit version
-version=0.8.0
+version=0.9.0
 
 dir="/media/sf_vm_shared_ubuntu14_32bit"
 
diff --git a/desktop/package/linux/64bitBuild.sh b/desktop/package/linux/64bitBuild.sh
index 751115c24d..34c33b7d18 100644
--- a/desktop/package/linux/64bitBuild.sh
+++ b/desktop/package/linux/64bitBuild.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ mkdir -p deploy
 set -e
 
 # Edit version
-version=0.8.0
+version=0.9.0
 
 dir="/media/sf_vm_shared_ubuntu"
 
diff --git a/desktop/package/linux/Dockerfile b/desktop/package/linux/Dockerfile
index 0d79a422db..7e19593762 100644
--- a/desktop/package/linux/Dockerfile
+++ b/desktop/package/linux/Dockerfile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 # pull base image
 FROM openjdk:8-jdk
-ENV version 0.8.0
+ENV version 0.9.0
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends openjfx && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* &&
 apt-get install -y vim fakeroot
diff --git a/desktop/package/linux/rpm.sh b/desktop/package/linux/rpm.sh
index 109375f5cd..ebac935bf4 100644
--- a/desktop/package/linux/rpm.sh
+++ b/desktop/package/linux/rpm.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## From https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq-desktop/issues/401#issuecomment-372091261
 
-version=0.8.0
+version=0.9.0
 
 alien -r -g /home/$USER/Desktop/Bisq-64bit-$version.deb
 find bisq-$version -type f | while read LIB; do LDDOUT=$(ldd $LIB 2>&1); LDDRETVAL=$?;if [ \( -z "${LDDOUT%%*you do not have execution permission for*}" \) -a \( $LDDRETVAL -eq 0 \) ]; then chmod -v +x $LIB;fi;done
diff --git a/desktop/package/macosx/Info.plist b/desktop/package/macosx/Info.plist
index 730c235fa3..43ee699989 100644
--- a/desktop/package/macosx/Info.plist
+++ b/desktop/package/macosx/Info.plist
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
         <!-- See: https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/CoreFoundationKeys.html -->
 
         <key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-        <string>0.8.0</string>
+        <string>0.9.0</string>
 
         <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-        <string>0.8.0</string>
+        <string>0.9.0</string>
 
         <key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
         <string>Bisq</string>
diff --git a/desktop/package/macosx/create_app.sh b/desktop/package/macosx/create_app.sh
index 9760f4129d..4dbdf3e650 100755
--- a/desktop/package/macosx/create_app.sh
+++ b/desktop/package/macosx/create_app.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ mkdir -p deploy
 
 set -e
 
-version="0.8.0"
+version="0.9.0"
 
 cd ..
 ./gradlew :desktop:build -x test shadowJar
diff --git a/desktop/package/macosx/finalize.sh b/desktop/package/macosx/finalize.sh
index 00f34822be..88f3f8b544 100755
--- a/desktop/package/macosx/finalize.sh
+++ b/desktop/package/macosx/finalize.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 cd ../../
 
-version="0.8.0"
+version="0.9.0"
 
 target_dir="releases/$version"
 
diff --git a/desktop/package/windows/32bitBuild.bat b/desktop/package/windows/32bitBuild.bat
index ab448adf96..5cb37ec5ac 100644
--- a/desktop/package/windows/32bitBuild.bat
+++ b/desktop/package/windows/32bitBuild.bat
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 :: 32 bit build
 :: Needs Inno Setup 5 or later (http://www.jrsoftware.org/isdl.php)
 
-SET version=0.8.0
+SET version=0.9.0
 
 :: Private setup
 SET outdir=\\VBOXSVR\vm_shared_windows_32bit
diff --git a/desktop/package/windows/64bitBuild.bat b/desktop/package/windows/64bitBuild.bat
index 69116aae1c..56ee879ae9 100644
--- a/desktop/package/windows/64bitBuild.bat
+++ b/desktop/package/windows/64bitBuild.bat
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 :: 64 bit build
 :: Needs Inno Setup 5 or later (http://www.jrsoftware.org/isdl.php)
 
-SET version=0.8.0
+SET version=0.9.0
 
 :: Private setup
 SET outdir=\\VBOXSVR\vm_shared_windows
diff --git a/desktop/package/windows/Bisq.iss b/desktop/package/windows/Bisq.iss
index 850226b08b..07c4a65221 100755
--- a/desktop/package/windows/Bisq.iss
+++ b/desktop/package/windows/Bisq.iss
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 [Setup]
 AppId={{bisq}}
 AppName=Bisq
-AppVersion=0.8.0
+AppVersion=0.9.0
 AppVerName=Bisq
 AppPublisher=Bisq
 AppComments=Bisq
diff --git a/relay/src/main/resources/version.txt b/relay/src/main/resources/version.txt
index a3df0a6959..ac39a106c4 100644
--- a/relay/src/main/resources/version.txt
+++ b/relay/src/main/resources/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.8.0
+0.9.0
diff --git a/seednode/src/main/java/bisq/seednode/SeedNodeMain.java b/seednode/src/main/java/bisq/seednode/SeedNodeMain.java
index bbb1ff075b..28306881ed 100644
--- a/seednode/src/main/java/bisq/seednode/SeedNodeMain.java
+++ b/seednode/src/main/java/bisq/seednode/SeedNodeMain.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 
 @Slf4j
 public class SeedNodeMain extends ExecutableForAppWithP2p {
-    private static final String VERSION = "0.8.0";
+    private static final String VERSION = "0.9.0";
     private SeedNode seedNode;
 
     public SeedNodeMain() {