diff --git a/telethon/telegram_client.py b/telethon/telegram_client.py
index 320ca5db..3a3fcd1e 100644
--- a/telethon/telegram_client.py
+++ b/telethon/telegram_client.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ from telethon.utils import (find_user_or_chat, get_input_peer,
 class TelegramClient:
 
     # Current TelegramClient version
-    __version__ = '0.8'
+    __version__ = '0.9'
 
     # region Initialization