diff --git a/python/obitools3/version.py b/python/obitools3/version.py
index 9edcb42..5e4dbdc 100755
--- a/python/obitools3/version.py
+++ b/python/obitools3/version.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 major = 3
 minor = 0
-serial= '0-beta8'
+serial= '0-beta9'
 
 version ="%d.%02d.%s" % (major,minor,serial)