diff --git a/FritzingInfo.plist b/FritzingInfo.plist
index b461f010f..601657f6f 100644
--- a/FritzingInfo.plist
+++ b/FritzingInfo.plist
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
         <key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
         <string>Fritzing</string>
         <key>CFBundleGetInfoString</key>
-        <string>Fritzing 0.9.8</string>
+        <string>Fritzing 0.9.9</string>
         <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-        <string>0.9.8</string>
+        <string>0.9.9</string>
         <key>CFBundleVersion</key>
         <string>bda4e</string>
         <key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
diff --git a/fritzing.rc b/fritzing.rc
index 0cded572b..4ba9b8731 100644
--- a/fritzing.rc
+++ b/fritzing.rc
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ IDI_ICON1               ICON    DISCARDABLE     "resources/system_icons/win/frit
 
 #include <windows.h>
 
-#define VER_FILEVERSION             0,9,8,0
-#define VER_FILEVERSION_STR         "0.9.8\0"
+#define VER_FILEVERSION             0,9,9,0
+#define VER_FILEVERSION_STR         "0.9.9d\0"
 
-#define VER_PRODUCTVERSION          0,9,8,0
-#define VER_PRODUCTVERSION_STR      "0.9.8\0"
+#define VER_PRODUCTVERSION          0,9,9,0
+#define VER_PRODUCTVERSION_STR      "0.9.9\0"
 
 #define VER_COMPANYNAME_STR         "Fritzing"
 #define VER_FILEDESCRIPTION_STR     "Fritzing"
diff --git a/org.fritzing.Fritzing.appdata.xml b/org.fritzing.Fritzing.appdata.xml
index dad4c14b7..f0f2688ff 100644
--- a/org.fritzing.Fritzing.appdata.xml
+++ b/org.fritzing.Fritzing.appdata.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
  <!-- <url type="donation">https://fritzing.org/shop/donations/</url> -->
  <url type="translate">https://fritzing.org/support-us/language-translation/</url>
  <releases>
-  <release version="0.9.8" date="2021-08-03"/>
+  <release version="0.9.9" date="2021-09-09"/>
  </releases>
  <provides>
   <binary>Fritzing</binary>
diff --git a/src/version/version.cpp b/src/version/version.cpp
index a5644f35c..de0bc51d1 100644
--- a/src/version/version.cpp
+++ b/src/version/version.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ along with Fritzing.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 QString Version::m_majorVersion("0");
 QString Version::m_minorVersion("9");
-QString Version::m_minorSubVersion("8");
+QString Version::m_minorSubVersion("9");
 QString Version::m_modifier("b");
 QString Version::m_gitVersion(GIT_VERSION);
 QString Version::m_gitDate(GIT_DATE);  // want standard ISO form