diff --git a/common/Version b/common/Version
index 2a909e356..c8e38b614 100644
--- a/common/Version
+++ b/common/Version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.8.98
+2.9.0
diff --git a/libraries/libapparmor/src/Makefile.am b/libraries/libapparmor/src/Makefile.am
index 4d3289994..a23426457 100644
--- a/libraries/libapparmor/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/libraries/libapparmor/src/Makefile.am
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ INCLUDES = $(all_includes)
 # For more information, see:
 # http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/manual/html_node/Libtool-versioning.html
 #
-AA_LIB_CURRENT = 2
+AA_LIB_CURRENT = 3
 AA_LIB_REVISION = 0
-AA_LIB_AGE = 1
+AA_LIB_AGE = 2
 
 SUFFIXES = .pc.in .pc