diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ed327ee16..fbb0cddda 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "reckless"
-version = "0.9.0-dev"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bindgen",
  "cc",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9b8fa7872..22a643b63 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "reckless"
-version = "0.9.0-dev"
+version = "0.9.0"
 edition = "2024"
 build = "build/build.rs"
 publish = false
diff --git a/src/uci.rs b/src/uci.rs
index 83d796fd8..1862a7af9 100644
--- a/src/uci.rs
+++ b/src/uci.rs
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ fn spawn_listener(shared: Arc<SharedContext>) -> std::sync::mpsc::Receiver<Strin
 }
 
 fn uci() {
-    println!("id name Reckless {}", env!("ENGINE_VERSION"));
+    println!("id name Reckless {}", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
     println!("id author Arseniy Surkov, Shahin M. Shahin, and Styx");
     println!("option name Hash type spin default {DEFAULT_TT_SIZE} min 1 max 262144");
     println!("option name Threads type spin default 1 min 1 max {}", ThreadPool::available_threads());