diff --git a/app/cmd/root.go b/app/cmd/root.go
index 7d7b9da..4bc533a 100644
--- a/app/cmd/root.go
+++ b/app/cmd/root.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ You can get your api token at https://learn-2.galvanize.com/api_token
 `
 
 // currentReleaseVersion is used to print the version the user currently has downloaded
-const currentReleaseVersion = "v0.8.22"
+const currentReleaseVersion = "v0.9.0"
 
 // rootCmd is the base for all our commands. It currently just checks for all the
 // necessary credentials and prompts the user to set them if they are not there.