diff --git a/esmf_regrid/__init__.py b/esmf_regrid/__init__.py
index cc5d8ab3..3170a7a5 100644
--- a/esmf_regrid/__init__.py
+++ b/esmf_regrid/__init__.py
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 from .schemes import *
 
 
-__version__ = "0.8.0"
+__version__ = "0.9.dev0"