diff --git a/VERSION.cmake b/VERSION.cmake
index 46363048..af52b057 100644
--- a/VERSION.cmake
+++ b/VERSION.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 SET(VERSION_MAJOR "4")
 SET(VERSION_MINOR "0")
-SET(VERSION_PATCH "8")
+SET(VERSION_PATCH "9")
 SET(VERSION_DATE "")