diff --git a/util/version/Cargo.toml b/util/version/Cargo.toml
index 22bf07fb1..44f5a08f2 100644
--- a/util/version/Cargo.toml
+++ b/util/version/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "parity-version"
-version = "0.1.0"
+# NOTE: this value is used for Parity version string.
+version = "1.9.0"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 build = "build.rs"