diff --git a/kivy/__init__.py b/kivy/__init__.py
index 4f2a38ed8..85356ab36 100644
--- a/kivy/__init__.py
+++ b/kivy/__init__.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ __all__ = (
     'kivy_config_fn', 'kivy_usermodules_dir',
 )
 
-__version__ = '1.0.8'
+__version__ = '1.0.9-dev'
 
 import sys
 import shutil