diff --git a/py/src/braintrust/version.py b/py/src/braintrust/version.py
index 4875a9c4..fb7f65a8 100644
--- a/py/src/braintrust/version.py
+++ b/py/src/braintrust/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = "0.8.0"
+VERSION = "0.9.0"
 
 # this will be templated during the build
 GIT_COMMIT = "__GIT_COMMIT__"