diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1ab8a03d..d764297d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ update:
 	wget -O gluon/contrib/simplejsonrpc.py http://rad2py.googlecode.com/hg/ide2py/simplejsonrpc.py
 	echo "remember that pymysql was tweaked"
 src:
-	echo 'Version 2.0.8 ('`date +%Y-%m-%d\ %H:%M:%S`') stable' > VERSION
+	echo 'Version 2.0.9 ('`date +%Y-%m-%d\ %H:%M:%S`') stable' > VERSION
 	### rm -f all junk files
 	make clean
 	### clean up baisc apps
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1451474d..f232f8ea 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.0.8 (2012-09-13 17:06:13) stable
+Version 2.0.9 (2012-09-13 17:48:15) stable