diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e5e60e2f2..55eeebcdd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>termit</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.0</version>
+    <version>2.9.0</version>
     <name>TermIt</name>
     <description>Terminology manager based on Semantic Web technologies.</description>
     <packaging>${packaging}</packaging>