diff --git a/OWNd/__init__.py b/OWNd/__init__.py
index 9d60ab8..6d54991 100755
--- a/OWNd/__init__.py
+++ b/OWNd/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 """ OWNd - an OpenWebNet daemon """  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
-__version__ = "2.0.0-b8"
+__version__ = "2.0.0-b9"