diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 11b2d7ad..baa62efc 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3068,7 +3068,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "oma"
-version = "1.8.2"
+version = "1.9.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash",
  "ansi-to-tui",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f434b632..a3feba6e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "oma"
-version = "1.8.2"
+version = "1.9.0-rc1"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "User-friendly and performant package manager for APT repositories"
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"