diff --git a/java/version.properties b/java/version.properties
index 265e89c..05bf58e 100644
--- a/java/version.properties
+++ b/java/version.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #Thu Aug 24 14:28:28 CEST 2006
 version.major=0
 version.minor=5
-version.release=8
+version.release=9