diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9188c7ea1d5..090a779be8e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 MYSQL_VERSION_MAJOR=10
 MYSQL_VERSION_MINOR=1
-MYSQL_VERSION_PATCH=8
+MYSQL_VERSION_PATCH=9
 MYSQL_VERSION_EXTRA=