diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index 853d0d77b66..8daa6530c2f 100644
--- a/version.php
+++ b/version.php
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 // This is compared against the values stored in the database to determine
 // whether upgrades should be performed (see lib/db/*.php)
 
-   $version = 2007021581;   // YYYYMMDD   = date of the 1.8 branch (don't change)
+   $version = 2007021590;   // YYYYMMDD   = date of the 1.8 branch (don't change)
                             //         X  = release number 1.8.[0,1,2,3...]
                             //          Y = micro-increments between releases
 
-   $release = '1.8.8+ (Build: 20090515)';     // Human-friendly version name
+   $release = '1.8.9 (Build: 20090515)';     // Human-friendly version name
 
 ?>