diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8c30b57eb..7af0f9c89 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ PROJECT(OpenSceneGraph)
 
 SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_MAJOR_VERSION 2)
 SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_MINOR_VERSION 3)
-SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_PATCH_VERSION 8)
+SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_PATCH_VERSION 9)
 SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_SOVERSION 34)
 
 SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_VERSION ${OPENSCENEGRAPH_MAJOR_VERSION}.${OPENSCENEGRAPH_MINOR_VERSION}.${OPENSCENEGRAPH_PATCH_VERSION})
diff --git a/include/osg/Version b/include/osg/Version
index 5115962ed..def027f11 100644
--- a/include/osg/Version
+++ b/include/osg/Version
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #define OPENSCENEGRAPH_MAJOR_VERSION    2
 #define OPENSCENEGRAPH_MINOR_VERSION    3
-#define OPENSCENEGRAPH_PATCH_VERSION    8
+#define OPENSCENEGRAPH_PATCH_VERSION    9
 #define OPENSCENEGRAPH_SOVERSION        34
 
 /**