diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1602375b2f..43b830230d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@weaveworks/weave-gitops",
-  "version": "0.8.1",
+  "version": "0.9.0-rc.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@weaveworks/weave-gitops",
-      "version": "0.8.1",
+      "version": "0.9.0-rc.1",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "http-proxy-middleware": "^2.0.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bc642744b0..9a89d95603 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@weaveworks/weave-gitops",
-  "version": "0.8.1",
+  "version": "0.9.0-rc.1",
   "description": "Weave GitOps core",
   "targets": {
     "default": {
diff --git a/ui/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/Footer.test.tsx.snap b/ui/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/Footer.test.tsx.snap
index 44ca17caab..0fb0d6e8a8 100644
--- a/ui/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/Footer.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/ui/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/Footer.test.tsx.snap
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ exports[`Footer snapshots no api version 1`] = `
   >
     <a
       class="c5"
-      href="https://github.com/weaveworks/weave-gitops/releases/tag/v0.8.1"
+      href="https://github.com/weaveworks/weave-gitops/releases/tag/v0.9.0-rc.1"
       rel="noreferrer"
       target="_blank"
     >
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ exports[`Footer snapshots no api version 1`] = `
         class="c6"
         color="primary"
       >
-        v0.8.1
+        v0.9.0-rc.1
       </span>
     </a>
     <div