diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 834e641dd..3053e3b58 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.2.8
+current_version = 0.2.9
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 84804e4fa..1a04a4729 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = vorta
 author = Manuel Riel
 description = A GUI for BorgBackup
-version = 0.2.8
+version = 0.2.9
 url = https://github.com/borgbase/vorta
 keywords =
   backup
diff --git a/src/vorta/_version.py b/src/vorta/_version.py
index 14e974f43..cd9b13754 100644
--- a/src/vorta/_version.py
+++ b/src/vorta/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.2.8'
+__version__ = '0.2.9'
diff --git a/vorta.spec b/vorta.spec
index 9d9a13e5f..9fdcf25b9 100644
--- a/vorta.spec
+++ b/vorta.spec
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ app = BUNDLE(exe,
              info_plist={
                      'NSHighResolutionCapable': 'True',
                      'LSUIElement': '1',
-                     'CFBundleShortVersionString': '0.2.8',
+                     'CFBundleShortVersionString': '0.2.9',
                      'NSAppleEventsUsageDescription': 'Please allow',
                      },
              )