diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6eefb009863d7..72b531554cb97 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 31
-EXTRAVERSION = .8
+EXTRAVERSION = .9
 NAME = Man-Eating Seals of Antiquity
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*