diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index df1909b0a..2ec262285 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "dfdx"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1b82d5460..4bc12eea7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Ergonomics & safety focused deep learning in Rust. Main features include:
 `dfdx` is on [crates.io](https://crates.io/crates/dfdx)! Use by adding this to your `Cargo.toml`:
 
 ```toml
-dfdx = "0.8.0"
+dfdx = "0.9.0"
 ```
 
 See the documentation at [docs.rs/dfdx](https://docs.rs/dfdx).