diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index e2e9df8..a8df7cb 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.9.8
+current_version = 0.9.9
 tag = True
 tag_name = {new_version}
 sign_tags = True
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 82d8034..8537bf3 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ max-line-length = 120
 disable = fixme
 
 [metadata]
-version = 0.9.8
+version = 0.9.9
 name = yamlfixer-opt-nc
 description = automates the fixing of problems reported by yamllint
 long_description = file: README.md
diff --git a/yamlfixer/__init__.py b/yamlfixer/__init__.py
index 7e75454..8ce660c 100755
--- a/yamlfixer/__init__.py
+++ b/yamlfixer/__init__.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 import time
 
-__version__ = "0.9.8"
+__version__ = "0.9.9"
 __author__ = "OPT-NC"
 __license__ = "GPLv3+"
 __year__ = time.strftime("%Y", time.localtime(time.time()))