diff --git a/flamingpy/_version.py b/flamingpy/_version.py
index 0497ee56..01bb042b 100644
--- a/flamingpy/_version.py
+++ b/flamingpy/_version.py
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
 """Version number (major.minor.patch[label])"""
 
 
-__version__ = "0.4.8a1"
+__version__ = "0.4.9a1"