diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 37a1e7b..86ebdb6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
-set(KF_VERSION "6.8.0") # handled by release scripts
+set(KF_VERSION "6.9.0") # handled by release scripts
 set(KF_DEP_VERSION "6.8.0") # handled by release scripts
 project(KImageFormats VERSION ${KF_VERSION})