diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 90ff77599dd..e1550f11d09 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 #
 MYSQL_VERSION_MAJOR=10
 MYSQL_VERSION_MINOR=0
-MYSQL_VERSION_PATCH=8
+MYSQL_VERSION_PATCH=9
 MYSQL_VERSION_EXTRA=