diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3451e73..f522936 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION=1.8.1
+VERSION=1.9.0
 CFLAGS+=-g -DVERSION='"$(VERSION)"' -Wall -Wextra -Werror -Wno-unused-parameter
 LDFLAGS+=-static
 INCLUDE+=-Iinclude
diff --git a/scdoc.pc b/scdoc.pc
index 28312a2..e488e8a 100644
--- a/scdoc.pc
+++ b/scdoc.pc
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ scdoc=${exec_prefix}/bin/scdoc
 
 Name: scdoc
 Description: Man page generator
-Version: 1.8.1
+Version: 1.9.0