diff --git a/lib/beaker/version.rb b/lib/beaker/version.rb
index 0cab468ad9..91e1a2a95c 100644
--- a/lib/beaker/version.rb
+++ b/lib/beaker/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Beaker
   module Version
-    STRING = '4.8.0'
+    STRING = '4.9.0'
   end
 end