diff --git a/plugins/org.python.pydev.core/pysrc/build_tools/pydevd_release_process.txt b/plugins/org.python.pydev.core/pysrc/build_tools/pydevd_release_process.txt
index 3a1fa6c45a..f1eb8a52e1 100644
--- a/plugins/org.python.pydev.core/pysrc/build_tools/pydevd_release_process.txt
+++ b/plugins/org.python.pydev.core/pysrc/build_tools/pydevd_release_process.txt
@@ -87,45 +87,45 @@ conda deactivate
 set CONDA_FORCE_32BIT=1
 
 activate py36_32
-pip install cython==0.29.28
+pip install cython==0.29.32
 conda deactivate
 
 activate py37_32
-pip install cython==0.29.28
+pip install cython==0.29.32
 conda deactivate
 
 activate py38_32
-pip install cython==0.29.28
+pip install cython==0.29.32
 conda deactivate
 
 activate py39_32
-pip install cython==0.29.28
+pip install cython==0.29.32
 conda deactivate
 
 activate py310_32
-pip install cython==0.29.28
+pip install cython==0.29.32
 conda deactivate
 
 set CONDA_FORCE_32BIT=
 
 activate py36_64
-pip install cython==0.29.28
+pip install cython==0.29.32
 conda deactivate
 
 activate py37_64
-pip install cython==0.29.28
+pip install cython==0.29.32
 conda deactivate
 
 activate py38_64
-pip install cython==0.29.28
+pip install cython==0.29.32
 conda deactivate
 
 activate py39_64
-pip install cython==0.29.28
+pip install cython==0.29.32
 conda deactivate
 
 activate py310_64
-pip install cython==0.29.28
+pip install cython==0.29.32
 conda deactivate
 
 4. Regenerate the .pyx and .c
@@ -211,6 +211,6 @@ dir dist
 # Note: uploading with twine gives an error in the end, but apparently it works (check final result in pypi).
 twine upload dist/pydevd*
 
-git tag pydev_debugger_2_8_0 -a -m "PyDev.Debugger 2.8.0"
+git tag pydev_debugger_2_9_0 -a -m "PyDev.Debugger 2.9.0"
 git push --tags
 
diff --git a/plugins/org.python.pydev.core/pysrc/pydevd.py b/plugins/org.python.pydev.core/pysrc/pydevd.py
index 2c0fd37d6c..9538b9508b 100644
--- a/plugins/org.python.pydev.core/pysrc/pydevd.py
+++ b/plugins/org.python.pydev.core/pysrc/pydevd.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 if USE_CUSTOM_SYS_CURRENT_FRAMES_MAP:
     from _pydevd_bundle.pydevd_constants import constructed_tid_to_last_frame
 
-__version_info__ = (2, 8, 0)
+__version_info__ = (2, 9, 0)
 __version_info_str__ = []
 for v in __version_info__:
     __version_info_str__.append(str(v))