diff --git a/lib/pry/version.rb b/lib/pry/version.rb
index 20be5f14..eb1c4a11 100644
--- a/lib/pry/version.rb
+++ b/lib/pry/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 class Pry
-  VERSION = "0.8.0pre8" 
+  VERSION = "0.8.0pre9" 
 end