diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 66ea325e97..e813f23836 100755
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ copyright = '2014-2017, Damien P. George, Paul Sokolovsky, and contributors'
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '1.8'
+version = '1.9'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.8.7'
+release = '1.9'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.