diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d828ae8c4a..610adf393d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "aleph-node"
-version = "0.8.4"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "aleph-runtime",
  "finality-aleph",
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "aleph-runtime"
-version = "0.8.5"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "frame-executive",
  "frame-support",
diff --git a/bin/node/Cargo.toml b/bin/node/Cargo.toml
index 1b6cf3921a..e2d4dbb6dd 100644
--- a/bin/node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bin/node/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "aleph-node"
-version = "0.8.4"
+version = "0.9.0"
 authors = ["Cardinal Cryptography"]
 description = "Aleph node binary"
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/bin/runtime/Cargo.toml b/bin/runtime/Cargo.toml
index 5fd0d072ae..238c41da18 100644
--- a/bin/runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bin/runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "aleph-runtime"
-version = "0.8.5"
+version = "0.9.0"
 authors = ["Cardinal Cryptography"]
 edition = "2021"
 homepage = "https://alephzero.org"