diff --git a/lib/Cake/VERSION.txt b/lib/Cake/VERSION.txt
index 9a3a91b5c..09b224449 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/VERSION.txt
+++ b/lib/Cake/VERSION.txt
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
 // @license       http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php MIT License
 // +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-2.8.5
+2.9.0-dev