diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ac4457b..b6e8d06 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "valkeylite"
-version = "9.0.0"
+version = "9.0.1"
 description = "Embedded Valkey server for Python - like redislite but with Valkey!"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6218b3a..d16402f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from setuptools.command.build_py import build_py
 
 # Valkey version to bundle
-VALKEY_VERSION = "9.0.0"
+VALKEY_VERSION = "9.0.1"
 
 
 def get_platform_tag():
diff --git a/src/valkeylite/__init__.py b/src/valkeylite/__init__.py
index 51fe942..b001b04 100644
--- a/src/valkeylite/__init__.py
+++ b/src/valkeylite/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 )
 from .server import ValkeyServer
 
-__version__ = "9.0.0"
+__version__ = "9.0.1"
 
 # Primary exports
 __all__ = [