diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 731b1e3..54ba5f3 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 3.8.1
+current_version = 3.9.0
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/conda_ci.yml
index c4d3c95..e2b27e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda_ci.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: "Install package"
         run: |
-          $CONDA/bin/conda install -c file://$(pwd)/conda-bld domdf_python_tools=3.8.1=py_1 -y || exit 1
+          $CONDA/bin/conda install -c file://$(pwd)/conda-bld domdf_python_tools=3.9.0=py_1 -y || exit 1
 
       - name: "Run Tests"
         run: |
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index c230455..f9568ac 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ domdf_python_tools
 .. |language| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/languages/top/domdfcoding/domdf_python_tools
 	:alt: GitHub top language
 
-.. |commits-since| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/commits-since/domdfcoding/domdf_python_tools/v3.8.1
+.. |commits-since| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/commits-since/domdfcoding/domdf_python_tools/v3.9.0
 	:target: https://github.com/domdfcoding/domdf_python_tools/pulse
 	:alt: GitHub commits since tagged version
 
diff --git a/doc-source/index.rst b/doc-source/index.rst
index e6dd5ab..768a8a8 100644
--- a/doc-source/index.rst
+++ b/doc-source/index.rst
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ domdf_python_tools
 		:alt: GitHub top language
 
 	.. |commits-since| github-shield::
-		:commits-since: v3.8.1
+		:commits-since: v3.9.0
 		:alt: GitHub commits since tagged version
 
 	.. |commits-latest| github-shield::
diff --git a/domdf_python_tools/__init__.py b/domdf_python_tools/__init__.py
index 6a49eba..e9de6e4 100644
--- a/domdf_python_tools/__init__.py
+++ b/domdf_python_tools/__init__.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 __author__: str = "Dominic Davis-Foster"
 __copyright__: str = "2014-2020 Dominic Davis-Foster"
 __license__: str = "MIT"
-__version__: str = "3.8.1"
+__version__: str = "3.9.0"
 __email__: str = "dominic@davis-foster.co.uk"
 
 __docs = False
diff --git a/domdf_python_tools/compat/importlib_resources.py b/domdf_python_tools/compat/importlib_resources.py
index f7b66d4..cefee9f 100644
--- a/domdf_python_tools/compat/importlib_resources.py
+++ b/domdf_python_tools/compat/importlib_resources.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import sys
 from typing import Any, BinaryIO, TextIO
 
-if sys.version_info[:2] < (3, 9):  # pragma: no cover (py37+)
+if sys.version_info[:2] < (3, 9):  # pragma: no cover (py39+)
 	# 3rd party
 	import importlib_resources
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f8b41c3..a77e98f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "domdf_python_tools"
-version = "3.8.1"
+version = "3.9.0"
 description = "Helpful functions for Python 🐍 🛠️"
 readme = "README.rst"
 requires-python = ">=3.6"
diff --git a/repo_helper.yml b/repo_helper.yml
index 796f425..9ce60b6 100644
--- a/repo_helper.yml
+++ b/repo_helper.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ modname: domdf_python_tools
 copyright_years: "2019-2022"
 author: "Dominic Davis-Foster"
 email: "dominic@davis-foster.co.uk"
-version: "3.8.1"
+version: "3.9.0"
 username: "domdfcoding"
 license: 'MIT'
 short_desc: 'Helpful functions for Python 🐍 🛠️'
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index a7f3f8d..4f883f9 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 [metadata]
 name = domdf_python_tools
-version = 3.8.1
+version = 3.9.0
 author = Dominic Davis-Foster
 author_email = dominic@davis-foster.co.uk
 license = MIT License