diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index a14e44d3..f6e02fcb 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = u'3.8'
+version = u'3.9'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = u'3.8.1'
+release = u'3.9.0rc1'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d0b30b3c..dc0d5bc5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def read(fname):
 
 setup(
     name='django-autocomplete-light',
-    version='3.8.2',
+    version='3.9.0rc1',
     description='Fresh autocompletes for Django',
     author='James Pic',
     author_email='jamespic@gmail.com',