diff --git a/ess/__init__.py b/ess/__init__.py
index d56f5d58ca22086a921b90a9800c1b4969993d12..40897ff3b3ce00d17dafa609f6e8edae7a2e3503 100644
--- a/ess/__init__.py
+++ b/ess/__init__.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ __all__ = [
     "TTF",
     "nextcloud",
 ]
-__version__ = "2.8.1"
+__version__ = "2.9.0"