diff --git a/bar-descriptor.xml b/bar-descriptor.xml
index b34ff19..190a3f1 100644
--- a/bar-descriptor.xml
+++ b/bar-descriptor.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     <!-- A string value of the format <0-999>.<0-999>.<0-999> that represents application version which can be used to check for application upgrade.
          Values can also be 1-part or 2-part. It is not necessary to have a 3-part value.
          An updated version of application must have a versionNumber value higher than the previous version. Required. -->
-    <versionNumber>0.8.0</versionNumber>
+    <versionNumber>0.9.0</versionNumber>
 
     <!-- Fourth digit segment of the package version. First three segments are taken from the
          <versionNumber> element.  Must be an integer from 0 to 2^16-1 -->