diff --git a/Cabal.cabal b/Cabal.cabal
index b60f8fa813547e8dae173193a0e2ea4b0c8233e7..c8f4083fe3ff370eb01b011e5bcabf48c818fef8 100644
--- a/Cabal.cabal
+++ b/Cabal.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name: Cabal
-Version: 1.3.8
+Version: 1.3.9
 Copyright: 2003-2006, Isaac Jones
 License: BSD3
 License-File: LICENSE
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Library
   Build-Depends: filepath
 
   GHC-Options: -Wall
-  CPP-Options: "-DCABAL_VERSION=1,3,8"
+  CPP-Options: "-DCABAL_VERSION=1,3,9"
   nhc98-Options: -K4M
 
   Exposed-Modules:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 621ce83bca83bdece0f32cd90b41e0c730f4b87a..893821d845a944fca9d597fd1d1f483779e2a3c1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-VERSION=1.3.8
+VERSION=1.3.9
 
 KIND=devel
 #KIND=rc
diff --git a/releaseNotes b/releaseNotes
index bfc72df99e36f31763db0cbb0297b54b8713e85f..bfaa923083b07a84e3595750416a7afd5bb94b85 100644
--- a/releaseNotes
+++ b/releaseNotes
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ changes and installation instructions.
 
 DOWNLOAD:
 
-The Haskell Cabal has reached development version 1.3.8
+The Haskell Cabal has reached development version 1.3.9
 
 Download the Cabal here (source and debian versions available):
 http://www.haskell.org/cabal/download.html