diff --git a/jupyterhub/_version.py b/jupyterhub/_version.py
index e063b1c4..dcc9c930 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/_version.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/_version.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 
 version_info = (
     0,
-    8,
-    2,
+    9,
+    0,
     'dev',
 )