diff --git a/Makefile-libostree.am b/Makefile-libostree.am
index 46f0999b6b..b80be2e9f0 100644
--- a/Makefile-libostree.am
+++ b/Makefile-libostree.am
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ symbol_files = $(top_srcdir)/src/libostree/libostree-released.sym
 
 # Uncomment this include when adding new development symbols.
 if BUILDOPT_IS_DEVEL_BUILD
-symbol_files += $(top_srcdir)/src/libostree/libostree-devel.sym
+#symbol_files += $(top_srcdir)/src/libostree/libostree-devel.sym
 endif
 
 # http://blog.jgc.org/2007/06/escaping-comma-and-space-in-gnu-make.html
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 13bef8c942..21315ae986 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.63])
 dnl To perform a release, follow the instructions in `docs/CONTRIBUTING.md`.
 m4_define([year_version], [2023])
-m4_define([release_version], [8])
+m4_define([release_version], [9])
 m4_define([package_version], [year_version.release_version])
 AC_INIT([libostree], [package_version], [walters@verbum.org])
-is_release_build=yes
+is_release_build=no
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([buildutil])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])