diff --git a/.github/project.yml b/.github/project.yml
index 892324b19..3cbc24c97 100644
--- a/.github/project.yml
+++ b/.github/project.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 release:
-  current-version: 2.8.2
+  current-version: 2.9.0
   next-version: 3.0.0-SNAPSHOT