diff --git a/Documentation/Release-Notes/MaxScale-2.2.8-Release-Notes.md b/Documentation/Release-Notes/MaxScale-2.2.8-Release-Notes.md
index 2aba1492b..c633b0d7e 100644
--- a/Documentation/Release-Notes/MaxScale-2.2.8-Release-Notes.md
+++ b/Documentation/Release-Notes/MaxScale-2.2.8-Release-Notes.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# MariaDB MaxScale 2.2.8 Release Notes
+# MariaDB MaxScale 2.2.8 Release Notes -- Not Released
 
 Release 2.2.8 is a GA release.
 
diff --git a/VERSION22.cmake b/VERSION22.cmake
index a4aac4fa9..1dee63754 100644
--- a/VERSION22.cmake
+++ b/VERSION22.cmake
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 set(MAXSCALE_VERSION_MAJOR "2" CACHE STRING "Major version")
 set(MAXSCALE_VERSION_MINOR "2" CACHE STRING "Minor version")
-set(MAXSCALE_VERSION_PATCH "8" CACHE STRING "Patch version")
+set(MAXSCALE_VERSION_PATCH "9" CACHE STRING "Patch version")
 
 # This should only be incremented if a package is rebuilt
 set(MAXSCALE_BUILD_NUMBER 1 CACHE STRING "Release number")