diff --git a/lib/version.rb b/lib/version.rb
index 22b81a3455..906cbdb5e2 100644
--- a/lib/version.rb
+++ b/lib/version.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module Discourse
       MAJOR = 0
       MINOR = 9
       TINY  = 8
-      PRE   = nil
+      PRE   = 1
 
       STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join('.')
     end