diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7c0af9c4a..a28ba179f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ set( CALAMARES_TRANSLATION_LANGUAGES ar ast bg ca cs_CZ da de el en en_GB es_MX
 ### Bump version here
 set( CALAMARES_VERSION_MAJOR 3 )
 set( CALAMARES_VERSION_MINOR 1 )
-set( CALAMARES_VERSION_PATCH 8 )
-set( CALAMARES_VERSION_RC 0 )
+set( CALAMARES_VERSION_PATCH 9 )
+set( CALAMARES_VERSION_RC 1 )
 
 set( CALAMARES_VERSION ${CALAMARES_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CALAMARES_VERSION_MINOR}.${CALAMARES_VERSION_PATCH} )
 set( CALAMARES_VERSION_SHORT "${CALAMARES_VERSION}" )