diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 470189b8..b3ae3716 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ android {
         applicationId 'org.nuclearfog.twidda'
         minSdkVersion 16
         targetSdkVersion 30
-        versionCode 41
-        versionName '1.8.17'
+        versionCode 42
+        versionName '1.9'
         // limiting language support for smaller APK size
         resConfigs 'en', 'de-rDE', 'zh-rCN'
         vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary true