diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 478eb78aa..54e27f538 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 dnl --- Package name is first argument to AC_INIT
 dnl --- Release version is second argument to AC_INIT
 
-AC_INIT(desmume, [0.8])
+AC_INIT(desmume, [0.9])
 
 dnl -- find target architecture for some os specific libraries
 AC_CANONICAL_TARGET
diff --git a/src/cocoa/Info.plist b/src/cocoa/Info.plist
index b7ed86ca9..e798b2160 100644
--- a/src/cocoa/Info.plist
+++ b/src/cocoa/Info.plist
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@
 	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
 	<string>APPL</string>
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-	<string>0.8</string>
+	<string>0.9</string>
 	<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
 	<string>????</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-	<string>0.8</string>
+	<string>0.9</string>
 	<key>NSMainNibFile</key>
 	<string>MainMenu</string>
 	<key>NSPrincipalClass</key>
diff --git a/src/windows/DeSmuME_2008.vcproj b/src/windows/DeSmuME_2008.vcproj
index d4eb073f5..328f52c65 100644
--- a/src/windows/DeSmuME_2008.vcproj
+++ b/src/windows/DeSmuME_2008.vcproj
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
 				EnableFiberSafeOptimizations="true"
 				WholeProgramOptimization="true"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".;..;.\zlib123;.\zziplib"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;VERSION=\&quot;0.8.0b2\&quot;;WIN32;HAVE_LIBZ;HAVE_LIBZZIP;BETA_VERSION;SPU_INTERPOLATE;NOMINMAX"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;VERSION=\&quot;0.9\&quot;;WIN32;HAVE_LIBZ;HAVE_LIBZZIP;BETA_VERSION;SPU_INTERPOLATE;NOMINMAX"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				ExceptionHandling="1"
 				BufferSecurityCheck="false"
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@
 				EnableFiberSafeOptimizations="true"
 				WholeProgramOptimization="true"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".;..;.\zlib123;.\zziplib"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;VERSION=\&quot;0.8.0b2\&quot;;WIN32;HAVE_LIBZ;HAVE_LIBZZIP;BETA_VERSION;SPU_INTERPOLATE;NOMINMAX"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;VERSION=\&quot;0.9\&quot;;WIN32;HAVE_LIBZ;HAVE_LIBZZIP;BETA_VERSION;SPU_INTERPOLATE;NOMINMAX"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				ExceptionHandling="1"
 				BufferSecurityCheck="false"