diff --git a/src/nginx/setup.py b/src/nginx/setup.py
index fd5e37fe3e1..4ebd7bfb78a 100644
--- a/src/nginx/setup.py
+++ b/src/nginx/setup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 # TODO: Confirm this is the right version number you want and it matches your
 # HISTORY.rst entry.
-VERSION = '2.0.0b8'
+VERSION = '2.0.0b9'
 
 # The full list of classifiers is available at
 # https://pypi.python.org/pypi?%3Aaction=list_classifiers