diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7fcf742c..87573f36 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Once you have installed the package, you can verify the success of installation
 import dgllife
 
 print(dgllife.__version__)
-# 0.2.8
+# 0.2.9
 ```
 
 ### Cite
diff --git a/python/dgllife/libinfo.py b/python/dgllife/libinfo.py
index fc924f2e..fb99ef25 100644
--- a/python/dgllife/libinfo.py
+++ b/python/dgllife/libinfo.py
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 # Information for the library.
 
 # current version
-__version__ = '0.2.8'
+__version__ = '0.2.9'