diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index 93d9f7b86ad1467325b400f1087224122a4cde17..2998be791e8a2db58a8799e1fe47edcafd121d48 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ PyQtGraph - Scientific Graphics and GUI Library for Python
 www.pyqtgraph.org
 """
 
-__version__ = None
+__version__ = '0.9.0'
 
 ### import all the goodies and add some helper functions for easy CLI use