diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 329501aa9..a320812c4 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 project('mcfgthread',
         'c', 'cpp',
-        version: '1.9.alpha',
+        version: '1.9.beta',
         default_options: [ 'c_std=c99', 'cpp_std=c++11', 'warning_level=2' ])
 
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