diff --git a/packages/rpm/redhat/cc65.spec b/packages/rpm/redhat/cc65.spec
index 46ff053b0..e36ced40c 100644
--- a/packages/rpm/redhat/cc65.spec
+++ b/packages/rpm/redhat/cc65.spec
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 Summary: Crosscompiler/Crossassembler for 6502 systems
 %define name cc65
 Name: %{name}
-%define version 2.8.0
+%define version 2.9.0
 Version: %{version}
 Release: 1
 Copyright: Freeware with exceptions - see docs
@@ -357,6 +357,9 @@ install -m 644 libsrc/*.tgi $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/cc65/tgi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Dec 13 2002 Ullrich von Bassewitz <uz@cc65.org>
+Updated the version number.
+
 * Mon Dec 2 2002 Ullrich von Bassewitz <uz@cc65.org>
 Changed location of TGI drivers, added EM drivers.
 
diff --git a/src/common/version.h b/src/common/version.h
index c8198a3d9..087b85ad3 100644
--- a/src/common/version.h
+++ b/src/common/version.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*									     */
 /*									     */
 /*									     */
-/* (C) 1998-2000 Ullrich von Bassewitz					     */
+/* (C) 1998-2002 Ullrich von Bassewitz					     */
 /*		 Wacholderweg 14					     */
 /*		 D-70597 Stuttgart					     */
 /* EMail:	 uz@musoftware.de					     */
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
 
 
 #define VER_MAJOR	2U
-#define VER_MINOR	8U
-#define VER_PATCH	5U
+#define VER_MINOR	9U
+#define VER_PATCH	0U