diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index fd67680add8a12fb9dca8873df203de4f950e833..4ce2ab07f01bc0f3406d6f8a9595d4fb63634fcf 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 2.8.9
+current_version = 2.9.0
 commit = True
 tag = True
 tag_name = {new_version}
diff --git a/hbp.yml b/hbp.yml
index f15d988b98dfd7a574b159d3dcc62bada993b71a..b9fc9e5b397f4d941a640e844873124915f48984 100644
--- a/hbp.yml
+++ b/hbp.yml
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ testing:
     command: ./test.sh
 
 release_management:
-  current_version: 2.8.9
-  current_code_release: https://github.com/HBPMedical/portal-backend/archive/2.8.9.zip
-  current_binary_release: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/portal-backend/2.8.9
+  current_version: 2.9.0
+  current_code_release: https://github.com/HBPMedical/portal-backend/archive/2.9.0.zip
+  current_binary_release: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/portal-backend/2.9.0
   release_script: 'publish.sh'
 
 continuous_integration:
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ continuous_integration:
 distribution:
   docker_hub:
     name: hbpmip/portal-backend
-    current_tag: 2.8.9
+    current_tag: 2.9.0
     url: https://hub.docker.com/r/hbpmip/portal-backend/
     badge: https://img.shields.io/badge/docker-hbpmip%2Fportal--backend-008bb8.svg
-    command: docker pull hbpmip/portal-backend:2.8.9
+    command: docker pull hbpmip/portal-backend:2.9.0
 
 planning:
   github:
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3c9d3ce3011d7fe0bd2f2a81a21da9fa7a9c398d..b493eb1498f3fbc037601beffcf914ac0e26d6c6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     <groupId>eu.hbp.mip</groupId>
     <artifactId>portal-backend</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.9</version><!-- BUMP_VERSION -->
+    <version>2.9.0</version><!-- BUMP_VERSION -->
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>portal-backend</name>