diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b26b4e2..cb696cd 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "create-rescript-app",
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.9.0-beta.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "create-rescript-app",
-      "version": "1.8.0",
+      "version": "1.9.0-beta.1",
       "license": "ISC",
       "bin": {
         "create-rescript-app": "out/create-rescript-app.mjs"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f58a2fd..5421396 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "create-rescript-app",
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.9.0-beta.1",
   "description": "Quickly create new ReScript apps from project templates.",
   "main": "out/create-rescript-app.mjs",
   "scripts": {