diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0b9b8ca..2916346 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bunyan",
-  "version": "0.8.1",
+  "version": "0.9.0",
   "description": "a JSON Logger library for node.js servers",
   "author": "Trent Mick <trentm@gmail.com> (http://trentm.com)",
   "main": "./lib/bunyan.js",