diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 2f7169d159c0113413325947bbf4b7326ea606e3..b0ee041f2ea36815525460c78b5dc90561dd67d7 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ android {
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId = "io.xxlabs.messenger"
-        versionCode = 625
-        versionName = "2.8"
+        versionCode = 626
+        versionName = "2.9"
         minSdk = 26
         targetSdk = 31
         testInstrumentationRunner = "io.xxlabs.messenger.CustomTestRunner"