diff --git a/lib/bootstrap.php b/lib/bootstrap.php
index 831963397c800090ab0b398b9f206d4a119bcc17..009a3a8fb5cd45aad661fc199bd354cad113a24c 100644
--- a/lib/bootstrap.php
+++ b/lib/bootstrap.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 const DEFAULT_ENV = 'production';
 
 //software version - please leave it as it is!
-$SOFTWARE_VERSION = '5.0.8';
+$SOFTWARE_VERSION = '5.0.9';
 
 // Store startup time
 $STUDIP_STARTUP_TIME = microtime(true);