diff --git a/src/common/config.py b/src/common/config.py
index d407e98a925f052cb04135a0f1b0fb885506a5f2..0a9c97d56893e72dc1fbb65e1c5c7f25d9d703ce 100644
--- a/src/common/config.py
+++ b/src/common/config.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class Config:
 		'send_on_ctrl_enter': [opt_bool, False], # send on ctrl+enter
 		'show_roster_on_startup': [opt_bool, True],
 		'key_up_lines': [opt_int, 25],  # how many lines to store for key up
-		'version': [ opt_str, '0.8.1' ],
+		'version': [ opt_str, '0.9' ], # what version first created the config
 		'always_compact_view': [opt_bool, False], # initial compact view state
 		'search_engine': [opt_str, 'http://www.google.com/search?&q=%s&sourceid=gajim'],
 		'dictionary_url': [opt_str, 'WIKTIONARY'], # by default use wiktionary
diff --git a/src/common/gajim.py b/src/common/gajim.py
index b967e257b438e03b8a565dc1108a77fa3f85d5c9..205bae533fb8993ee827c9cbada1865f96ca1cef 100644
--- a/src/common/gajim.py
+++ b/src/common/gajim.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import mutex
 import common.config
 import common.logger
 
-version = '0.8.1'
+version = '0.9'
 config = common.config.Config()
 connections = {}
 verbose = False