diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index be6fbdd24..ad191da1e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 PRODUCT_ID=Airtime
-PRODUCT_RELEASE=1.8.0
+PRODUCT_RELEASE=1.9.0-beta
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/configs/conf.php b/airtime_mvc/application/configs/conf.php
index 0c7c39d33..dd20668a6 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/configs/conf.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/configs/conf.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * /etc/airtime/recorder.cfg
  */
  
-define('AIRTIME_VERSION', '1.8.0');
+define('AIRTIME_VERSION', '1.9.0-beta');
 define('AIRTIME_COPYRIGHT_DATE', '2010-2011');
 define('AIRTIME_REST_VERSION', '1.1');