diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 2ccef077f..3715e0310 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.56)
-AC_INIT(WeeChat, 0.0.8, flashcode@flashtux.org)
+AC_INIT(WeeChat, 0.0.9-pre1, flashcode@flashtux.org)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/common/weechat.c])
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([weechat], [0.0.8])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([weechat], [0.0.9-pre1])
 
 # Checks for programs.
 AC_PROG_CC
diff --git a/po/fr.po b/po/fr.po
index 1f2ecc838..aa2fad079 100644
--- a/po/fr.po
+++ b/po/fr.po
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: WeeChat 0.0.8\n"
+"Project-Id-Version: WeeChat 0.0.9-pre1\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: flashcode@flashtux.org\n"
 "POT-Creation-Date: 2004-10-29 20:16+0200\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2004-10-30 11:40+0200\n"
diff --git a/weechat/configure.in b/weechat/configure.in
index 2ccef077f..3715e0310 100644
--- a/weechat/configure.in
+++ b/weechat/configure.in
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.56)
-AC_INIT(WeeChat, 0.0.8, flashcode@flashtux.org)
+AC_INIT(WeeChat, 0.0.9-pre1, flashcode@flashtux.org)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/common/weechat.c])
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([weechat], [0.0.8])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([weechat], [0.0.9-pre1])
 
 # Checks for programs.
 AC_PROG_CC
diff --git a/weechat/po/fr.po b/weechat/po/fr.po
index 1f2ecc838..aa2fad079 100644
--- a/weechat/po/fr.po
+++ b/weechat/po/fr.po
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: WeeChat 0.0.8\n"
+"Project-Id-Version: WeeChat 0.0.9-pre1\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: flashcode@flashtux.org\n"
 "POT-Creation-Date: 2004-10-29 20:16+0200\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2004-10-30 11:40+0200\n"