diff --git a/lib/mysql2/version.rb b/lib/mysql2/version.rb
index 639c9239f..5b5ad1d68 100644
--- a/lib/mysql2/version.rb
+++ b/lib/mysql2/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Mysql2
-  VERSION = "0.4.8"
+  VERSION = "0.4.9"
 end