diff --git a/dists/macosx/Info.plist b/dists/macosx/Info.plist
index 35c43db5..6c194379 100644
--- a/dists/macosx/Info.plist
+++ b/dists/macosx/Info.plist
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
 	<string>scummvm-tools</string>
 	<key>CFBundleGetInfoString</key>
-	<string>2.8.0git, Copyright 2001-2023 The ScummVM team</string>
+	<string>2.9.0, Copyright 2001-2023 The ScummVM team</string>
 	<key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
 	<string>scummvmtools.icns</string>
 	<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
 	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
 	<string>APPL</string>
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-	<string>2.8.0git</string>
+	<string>2.9.0</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-	<string>2.8.0git</string>
+	<string>2.9.0</string>
 	<key>NSAppleScriptEnabled</key>
 	<false/>
 	<key>NSHumanReadableCopyright</key>
diff --git a/dists/scummvmtools.rc b/dists/scummvmtools.rc
index 3bc7e57f..4df365d6 100644
--- a/dists/scummvmtools.rc
+++ b/dists/scummvmtools.rc
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 IDI_ICON               ICON    DISCARDABLE     "gui/media/scummvmtools.ico"
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION     2,8,0,0
- PRODUCTVERSION  2,8,0,0
+ FILEVERSION     2,9,0,0
+ PRODUCTVERSION  2,9,0,0
  FILEFLAGSMASK   VS_FFI_FILEFLAGSMASK
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS       VS_FF_DEBUG
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "Comments", "Look! A three headed monkey (TM)! .. Nice use of the TM!\0"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "https://www.scummvm.org//0"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "2.8.0git\0"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "2.9.0\0"
             VALUE "InternalName", "scummvm\0"
             VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright � 2001-2023 The ScummVM Team\0"
             VALUE "LegalTrademarks", "'SCUMM', and all SCUMM games are a TM of LucasArts. Simon The Sorcerer is a TM of AdventureSoft. Beneath a Steel Sky and Broken Sword are a TM of Revolution. Flight of the Amazon Queen is a TM of John Passfield and Steve Stamatiadis. \0"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "scummvm-tools.exe\0"
             VALUE "ProductName", "ScummVM Tools\0"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "2.8.0git\0"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "2.9.0\0"
         END
     END
 
diff --git a/dists/win32/scummvm-tools.nsi b/dists/win32/scummvm-tools.nsi
index a09a5218..0738e062 100644
--- a/dists/win32/scummvm-tools.nsi
+++ b/dists/win32/scummvm-tools.nsi
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Name "ScummVM Tools"
 # General Symbol Definitions
 #########################################################################################
 !define REGKEY      "Software\ScummVM\$(^Name)"
-!define VERSION     "2.8.0git"
+!define VERSION     "2.9.0"
 !define COMPANY     "ScummVM Team"
 !define URL         "https://www.scummvm.org/"
 !define DESCRIPTION "ScummVM Tools Installer. Look! A three headed monkey (TM)!"
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ XPStyle  on
 #TargetMinimalOS 5.0    ; Minimal version of windows for installer: Windows 2000 or more recent
                         ; (will build unicode installer with NSIS 2.50+)
 
-VIProductVersion 2.8.0.0
+VIProductVersion 2.9.0.0
 VIAddVersionKey  ProductName      $(^Name)
 VIAddVersionKey  ProductVersion  "${VERSION}"
 VIAddVersionKey  CompanyName     "${COMPANY}"
diff --git a/internal_version.h b/internal_version.h
index 778030b8..dce580c8 100644
--- a/internal_version.h
+++ b/internal_version.h
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 #define SCUMMVM_TOOLS_SVN_REVISION
 #endif
 
-#define SCUMMVM_TOOLS_VERSION "2.8.0git" SCUMMVM_TOOLS_SVN_REVISION
+#define SCUMMVM_TOOLS_VERSION "2.9.0" SCUMMVM_TOOLS_SVN_REVISION