diff --git a/eox_core/__init__.py b/eox_core/__init__.py
index 6a07cedc8..cbd127e88 100644
--- a/eox_core/__init__.py
+++ b/eox_core/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 """
 Init for main eox-core app
 """
-__version__ = '4.8.0'
+__version__ = '4.9.0'
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 549c89e32..6b2581943 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 4.8.0
+current_version = 4.9.0
 commit = True
 tag = True