diff --git a/rest_framework_jwt/__init__.py b/rest_framework_jwt/__init__.py
index 22a9579f..c0b343bb 100644
--- a/rest_framework_jwt/__init__.py
+++ b/rest_framework_jwt/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 __title__ = 'djangorestframework-jwt'
-__version__ = '1.8.0'
+__version__ = '1.9.0'
 __author__ = 'José Padilla'
 __license__ = 'MIT'
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2014-2016 Blimp LLC'