diff --git a/ansible/VERSION b/ansible/VERSION
index 2430a5737..ca490612d 100644
--- a/ansible/VERSION
+++ b/ansible/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.8.10
+v0.9.0-rc.1
diff --git a/docker/dev/docker-compose.yml b/docker/dev/docker-compose.yml
index 5342f8b10..d49ce780b 100644
--- a/docker/dev/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/dev/docker-compose.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ services:
       - iframely
 
   lemmy-ui:
-    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:v0.8.10
+    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:v0.9.0-rc.1
     ports:
       - "1235:1234"
     restart: always
diff --git a/docker/federation/docker-compose.yml b/docker/federation/docker-compose.yml
index dc015a289..b94be051f 100644
--- a/docker/federation/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/federation/docker-compose.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ services:
       - ./volumes/pictrs_alpha:/mnt
 
   lemmy-alpha-ui:
-    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:v0.8.10
+    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:v0.9.0-rc.1
     environment:
       - LEMMY_INTERNAL_HOST=lemmy-alpha:8541
       - LEMMY_EXTERNAL_HOST=localhost:8541
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ services:
       - ./volumes/postgres_alpha:/var/lib/postgresql/data
 
   lemmy-beta-ui:
-    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:v0.8.10
+    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:v0.9.0-rc.1
     environment:
       - LEMMY_INTERNAL_HOST=lemmy-beta:8551
       - LEMMY_EXTERNAL_HOST=localhost:8551
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ services:
       - ./volumes/postgres_beta:/var/lib/postgresql/data
 
   lemmy-gamma-ui:
-    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:v0.8.10
+    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:v0.9.0-rc.1
     environment:
       - LEMMY_INTERNAL_HOST=lemmy-gamma:8561
       - LEMMY_EXTERNAL_HOST=localhost:8561
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ services:
 
   # An instance with only an allowlist for beta
   lemmy-delta-ui:
-    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:v0.8.10
+    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:v0.9.0-rc.1
     environment:
       - LEMMY_INTERNAL_HOST=lemmy-delta:8571
       - LEMMY_EXTERNAL_HOST=localhost:8571
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ services:
 
   # An instance who has a blocklist, with lemmy-alpha blocked
   lemmy-epsilon-ui:
-    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:v0.8.10
+    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:v0.9.0-rc.1
     environment:
       - LEMMY_INTERNAL_HOST=lemmy-epsilon:8581
       - LEMMY_EXTERNAL_HOST=localhost:8581
diff --git a/docker/prod/docker-compose.yml b/docker/prod/docker-compose.yml
index c3d61a64c..9a294c02a 100644
--- a/docker/prod/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/prod/docker-compose.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ services:
     restart: always
 
   lemmy:
-    image: dessalines/lemmy:v0.8.10
+    image: dessalines/lemmy:v0.9.0-rc.1
     ports:
       - "127.0.0.1:8536:8536"
     restart: always
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ services:
       - iframely
 
   lemmy-ui:
-    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:v0.8.10
+    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:v0.9.0-rc.1
     ports:
       - "1235:1234"
     restart: always
diff --git a/docker/travis/docker_push.sh b/docker/travis/docker_push.sh
index ba77f0264..1add77b73 100644
--- a/docker/travis/docker_push.sh
+++ b/docker/travis/docker_push.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 echo "$DOCKER_PASSWORD" | docker login -u "$DOCKER_USERNAME" --password-stdin
 docker tag dessalines/lemmy:travis \
-  dessalines/lemmy:v0.8.10
-docker push dessalines/lemmy:v0.8.10
+  dessalines/lemmy:v0.9.0-rc.1
+docker push dessalines/lemmy:v0.9.0-rc.1
diff --git a/lemmy_api/src/version.rs b/lemmy_api/src/version.rs
index e44da9fb9..f84a3bc6a 100644
--- a/lemmy_api/src/version.rs
+++ b/lemmy_api/src/version.rs
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pub const VERSION: &str = "v0.8.10";
+pub const VERSION: &str = "v0.9.0-rc.1";