diff --git a/.cz.toml b/.cz.toml
index d755f863..08a8ffee 100644
--- a/.cz.toml
+++ b/.cz.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 [tool.commitizen]
-version_files = ["pyproject.toml:version"]
+version_files = ["VERSION"]
 version = "2.9.1"
 tag_format = "v$version"
 name = "cz_customize"
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 49d8b2fc..899ab6bc 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v2.8.28
\ No newline at end of file
+v2.9.1
\ No newline at end of file