diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 33759e8ac..876f3d0f4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "needle",
-  "version": "0.8.2",
+  "version": "0.9.0",
   "description": "The leanest and most handsome HTTP client in the Nodelands.",
   "keywords": [
     "http",