diff --git a/lib/VERSION b/lib/VERSION
index a255567e76931ae55893c070a7e7e929c7ad96ad..9aece0e144d692bafce5480ab58f43f8d40ee7f7 100644
--- a/lib/VERSION
+++ b/lib/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION="v0.2.8"
+VERSION="v0.2.9"