diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 545126651..06f0fbeb5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ class Config(object):
         """
         Gets the version string
         """
-        return "0.26.0.dev8"
+        return "0.26.0.dev9"
 
 
 config = Config()