diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d599c9a5..b594fff2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ First, the reads have to be indexed using `f5c index`. Then, invoke `f5c call-me
 
 If you are a Linux user and want to quickly try out download the compiled binaries from the [latest release](https://github.com/hasindu2008/f5c/releases). For example:
 ```sh
-VERSION=v0.8
+VERSION=v0.9
 wget "https://github.com/hasindu2008/f5c/releases/download/$VERSION/f5c-$VERSION-binaries.tar.gz" && tar xvf f5c-$VERSION-binaries.tar.gz && cd f5c-$VERSION/
 ./f5c_x86_64_linux        # CPU version
 ./f5c_x86_64_linux_cuda   # cuda supported version
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ You can also use conda to install *f5c* as `conda install f5c -c bioconda -c con
 Users are recommended to build from the  [latest release](https://github.com/hasindu2008/f5c/releases) tar ball. You need a compiler that supports C++11. Quick example for Ubuntu :
 ```sh
 sudo apt-get install libhdf5-dev zlib1g-dev   #install HDF5 and zlib development libraries
-VERSION=v0.8
+VERSION=v0.9
 wget "https://github.com/hasindu2008/f5c/releases/download/$VERSION/f5c-$VERSION-release.tar.gz" && tar xvf f5c-$VERSION-release.tar.gz && cd f5c-$VERSION/
 scripts/install-hts.sh  # download and compile the htslib
 ./configure
diff --git a/src/f5c.h b/src/f5c.h
index 23a9a4cd..e7c037ff 100644
--- a/src/f5c.h
+++ b/src/f5c.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <vector> //required for eventalign
 
-#define F5C_VERSION "0.8-dirty"
+#define F5C_VERSION "0.9"
 
 /*******************************
  * major hard coded parameters *