diff --git a/ghc/VERSION b/ghc/VERSION
index 691b63493a03c86a3312a7554637bfe8dc6fe019..81ba12a1ec4e3654148a28e3bf6c5d2ceb5df479 100644
--- a/ghc/VERSION
+++ b/ghc/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-The Glasgow Haskell Compiler, version 4.07
+The Glasgow Haskell Compiler, version 4.09