diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3de71ee57..cfe5967d8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ PROJECT(qmcpack)
 
 SET(QMCPACK_VERSION_MAJOR 3)
 SET(QMCPACK_VERSION_MINOR 10)
-SET(QMCPACK_VERSION_PATCH 0)
+SET(QMCPACK_VERSION_PATCH 9)
 SET(QMCPACK_VERSION "${QMCPACK_VERSION_MAJOR}.${QMCPACK_VERSION_MINOR}.${QMCPACK_VERSION_PATCH}")
 
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