diff --git a/lib/appium_lib/common/version.rb b/lib/appium_lib/common/version.rb
index 428f3b8b..587041d3 100644
--- a/lib/appium_lib/common/version.rb
+++ b/lib/appium_lib/common/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Appium
   # Version and Date are defined on the 'Appium' module, not 'Appium::Common'
-  VERSION = '8.2.1' unless defined? ::Appium::VERSION
-  DATE    = '2016-11-29' unless defined? ::Appium::DATE
+  VERSION = '9.0.0' unless defined? ::Appium::VERSION
+  DATE    = '2016-12-09' unless defined? ::Appium::DATE
 end