diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5f2933ecccae..e15b03011b2a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "dashboarding"
   ],
   "private": true,
-  "version": "2.8.0",
+  "version": "2.9.0",
   "branch": "2.x",
   "types": "./opensearch_dashboards.d.ts",
   "tsdocMetadata": "./build/tsdoc-metadata.json",