diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 701e652b..62c8519b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Zip4j supports JDK 7 as well. In cases where the feature/class from JDK 8 is mis
 <dependency>
     <groupId>net.lingala.zip4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>zip4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.0</version>
+    <version>2.9.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9591a3f6..b57b4914 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>net.lingala.zip4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>zip4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.0</version>
+    <version>2.9.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <name>Zip4j</name>
     <description>Zip4j - A Java library for zip files and streams</description>