diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7b7376aa..e362e4c4 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-25.8.1
+25.9.0
diff --git a/files/initrd/opt/rr/include/consts.sh b/files/initrd/opt/rr/include/consts.sh
index 787bd5e8..42e0dd9c 100755
--- a/files/initrd/opt/rr/include/consts.sh
+++ b/files/initrd/opt/rr/include/consts.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 
-RR_VERSION="25.8.1"
+RR_VERSION="25.9.0"
 RR_RELEASE=""
 RR_TITLE="RR v${RR_VERSION}"
 
diff --git a/files/mnt/p1/RR_VERSION b/files/mnt/p1/RR_VERSION
index 7b7376aa..e362e4c4 100644
--- a/files/mnt/p1/RR_VERSION
+++ b/files/mnt/p1/RR_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-25.8.1
+25.9.0