diff --git a/easy_thumbnails/__init__.py b/easy_thumbnails/__init__.py
index 8cfb2f4..8254a9f 100644
--- a/easy_thumbnails/__init__.py
+++ b/easy_thumbnails/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = (2, 8, 5, 'final', 0)
+VERSION = (2, 9, 'final', 0)
 
 
 def get_version(*args, **kwargs):