diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index ae77677d2c..ce73237030 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ static void sighandler(int) {
     QApplication::exit();
 }
 
-static const char *version = "0.5";
+static const char *version = "0.9";
 static const char *description = I18N_NOOP( "The KDE window manager." );
 
 extern "C" { int kdemain(int, char *[]); }