diff --git a/include/minix/config.h b/include/minix/config.h
index b67506ba0..248af894f 100644
--- a/include/minix/config.h
+++ b/include/minix/config.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 /* Minix release and version numbers. */
 #define OS_RELEASE "3"
-#define OS_VERSION "1.8"
+#define OS_VERSION "1.9"
 
 /* This file sets configuration parameters for the MINIX kernel, FS, and PM.
  * It is divided up into two main sections.  The first section contains
diff --git a/tools/issue.install b/tools/issue.install
index 58269c226..91644eb9b 100644
--- a/tools/issue.install
+++ b/tools/issue.install
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-Welcome to MINIX 3.1.8.
+Welcome to MINIX.
 
 The system is now running and many commands work normally.  To use MINIX
 in a serious way, you need to install it to your hard disk, which you