diff --git a/include/curl/curl.h b/include/curl/curl.h
index 884bcc7260..4c87a33ce2 100644
--- a/include/curl/curl.h
+++ b/include/curl/curl.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 /* This is the version number of the libcurl package from which this header
    file origins: */
-#define LIBCURL_VERSION "7.10.8-CVS"
+#define LIBCURL_VERSION "7.10.9-CVS"
 
 /* This is the numeric version of the libcurl version number, meant for easier
    parsing and comparions by programs. The LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM define will