diff --git a/scandir.py b/scandir.py
index 5ba8abd..c565b23 100644
--- a/scandir.py
+++ b/scandir.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     warnings.warn("scandir can't find the compiled _scandir C module "
                   "or ctypes, using slow generic fallback")
 
-__version__ = '1.9.0'
+__version__ = '1.10.0'
 __all__ = ['scandir', 'walk']
 
 # Windows FILE_ATTRIBUTE constants for interpreting the