diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 68b0389c51..6a7a5a6af9 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ copyright = 'Django Software Foundation and contributors'
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '1.8'
+version = '1.9'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
 try:
     from django import VERSION, get_version
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ else:
     release = django_release()
 
 # The "development version" of Django
-django_next_version = '1.8'
+django_next_version = '1.9'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.