diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 965065db5..a602fc9e2 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.9.3
+0.9.4
diff --git a/pkg/serving/update.go b/pkg/serving/update.go
index c3680f0de..478312e5e 100644
--- a/pkg/serving/update.go
+++ b/pkg/serving/update.go
@@ -287,6 +287,10 @@ func findAndBuildDeployment(args *types.CommonUpdateServingArgs) (*appsv1.Deploy
 	}
 
 	resourceLimits := deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Limits
+	if resourceLimits == nil {
+		resourceLimits = make(map[v1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity)
+	}
+
 	if args.GPUCount > 0 {
 		resourceLimits[ResourceGPU] = resource.MustParse(strconv.Itoa(args.GPUCount))
 		if _, ok := resourceLimits[ResourceGPUMemory]; ok {