diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 61b18480..6643f88a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "multiversx-sdk-cli"
-version = "8.2.0"
+version = "9.0.0b1"
 authors = [
   { name="MultiversX" },
 ]