diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 55aca45ba..10dd4be7d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 include build/config.mak
 
-VERSION ?= 1.0.0
+VERSION ?= 0.9.0
 
 ifndef USE_LIBA
   $(error platform.mak should define USE_LIBA)