diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index fbbb9ca0..bd0c1841 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-PyWb 0.9.8
+PyWb 0.9.9-dev
 ==========
 
 .. image:: https://travis-ci.org/ikreymer/pywb.svg?branch=master
diff --git a/pywb/__init__.py b/pywb/__init__.py
index 606b7835..be021c6f 100644
--- a/pywb/__init__.py
+++ b/pywb/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '0.9.8'
+__version__ = '0.9.9-dev'
 
 DEFAULT_CONFIG = 'pywb/default_config.yaml'