diff --git a/llama_index/VERSION b/llama_index/VERSION
index 03e7dd030f382..8d8f786b80f50 100644
--- a/llama_index/VERSION
+++ b/llama_index/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.8.67
+0.9.0a1
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2603779fce13c..dec059c3dd353 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ name = "llama-index"
 packages = [{include = "llama_index"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/run-llama/llama_index"
-version = "0.8.67"
+version = "0.9.0a1"
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 SQLAlchemy = {extras = ["asyncio"], version = ">=1.4.49"}