diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index daf898a8e3..c26af3463d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "evennia"
-version = "1.0rc6"
+version = "1.0rc9"
 maintainers = [
     { name="Griatch", email="griatch@gmail.com" },
 ]