diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 24148b1ea..1ef53b75e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Changes between 1.0.0b8 and 1.0.0b9
+=====================================
+
+
 Changes between 1.0.0b7 and 1.0.0b8
 =====================================
 
diff --git a/py/__init__.py b/py/__init__.py
index 6d6bdaffb..b75980bba 100644
--- a/py/__init__.py
+++ b/py/__init__.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ For questions please check out http://pylib.org/contact.html
 from initpkg import initpkg
 trunk = None
 
-version = trunk or "1.0.0b8"
+version = trunk or "1.0.0b9"
 
 initpkg(__name__,
     description = "py.test and pylib: advanced testing tool and networking lib", 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 749c22969..4b94ca098 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def main():
         name='py',
         description='py.test and pylib: advanced testing tool and networking lib',
         long_description = long_description, 
-        version= trunk or '1.0.0b8', 
+        version= trunk or '1.0.0b9', 
         url='http://pylib.org', 
         license='MIT license',
         platforms=['unix', 'linux', 'osx', 'cygwin', 'win32'],