diff --git a/lib/meta.js b/lib/meta.js
index 3a763b4dd..2c6992e95 100644
--- a/lib/meta.js
+++ b/lib/meta.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 'use strict'
 
-module.exports = { version: '8.8.0' }
+module.exports = { version: '8.9.0' }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 861605697..1c5d4216f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pino",
-  "version": "8.8.0",
+  "version": "8.9.0",
   "description": "super fast, all natural json logger",
   "main": "pino.js",
   "type": "commonjs",