diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 47af28a831..78c6cd1a9d 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ buildscript {
     file("publish.properties").withInputStream { props.load(it) }
 
     // Our version: bump this on release.
-    ext.corda_version = "0.8"
+    ext.corda_version = "0.9-SNAPSHOT"
     ext.gradle_plugins_version = props.getProperty("gradlePluginsVersion")
 
     // Dependency versions. Can run 'gradle dependencyUpdates' to find new versions of things.