diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 899284be..5d463551 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ The build will result in a single `.jar` file that is made available in the `tar
 ## Running the application
 
 ```
-java -jar shinyproxy-0.8.7.jar 
+java -jar shinyproxy-0.9.0.jar 
 ```
 
 Navigate to http://localhost:8080 to access the application.  If the default configuration is used, authentication will be done against the LDAP server at *ldap.forumsys.com*; to log in one can use the user name "tesla" and password "password".
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ed79b9ec..6ae40707 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>eu.openanalytics</groupId>
 	<artifactId>shinyproxy</artifactId>
-	<version>0.8.7</version>
+	<version>0.9.0</version>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 
 	<name>shinyproxy</name>