diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ffa378d..74d8826 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 # SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.4)
-project(waylandpp VERSION 0.2.8 LANGUAGES CXX)
+project(waylandpp VERSION 0.2.9 LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 # packages
 include(FindPkgConfig)