diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index 392b9b415595a35a65c483736fc09cd2962d9348..75c3362d776a4027043371de084c688fde74a800 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Version: 8.2.0
+# Version: 9.0.0
 <IfModule mod_headers.c>
   <IfModule mod_fcgid.c>
     <IfModule mod_setenvif.c>
diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index 458cb6389f588a0e8444cad33db972c8cf3d299e..cc5a18b1cb354e8e9baaa2ed23edd631e98a22e8 100644
--- a/version.php
+++ b/version.php
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@
 // We only can count up. The 4. digit is only for the internal patchlevel to trigger DB upgrades
 // between betas, final and RCs. This is _not_ the public version number. Reset minor/patchlevel
 // when updating major/minor version number.
-$OC_Version = array(8, 2, 0, 9);
+$OC_Version = array(9, 0, 0, 0);
 
 // The human readable string
-$OC_VersionString = '8.2 RC1';
+$OC_VersionString = '9.0 pre alpha';
 
-$OC_VersionCanBeUpgradedFrom = array(8, 1);
+$OC_VersionCanBeUpgradedFrom = array(8, 2);
 
 // The ownCloud channel
 $OC_Channel = 'git';