diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index ea335bab2..19d592387 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import java.nio.file.Paths
 // ./gradlew publish -PcloudsmithUser=<user> -PcloudsmithApiKey=<api-key>
 
 group = "io.libp2p"
-version = "0.9.2-RELEASE"
+version = "0.10.0-RELEASE"
 description = "a minimal implementation of libp2p for the jvm"
 
 plugins {
@@ -261,4 +261,4 @@ compileKotlin.kotlinOptions {
 detekt {
     config = files("$projectDir/detekt/config.yml")
     buildUponDefaultConfig = true
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}