diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ad04b79..d5db6ae 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ endif()
 # CMetrics Version
 set(CMT_VERSION_MAJOR  0)
 set(CMT_VERSION_MINOR  5)
-set(CMT_VERSION_PATCH  8)
+set(CMT_VERSION_PATCH  9)
 set(CMT_VERSION_STR "${CMT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CMT_VERSION_MINOR}.${CMT_VERSION_PATCH}")
 
 # Define __CMT_FILENAME__ consistently across Operating Systems