diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index ca2189b4fe..47d0e5ddb0 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #define RUBY_VERSION "1.8.8"
-#define RUBY_RELEASE_DATE "2009-03-07"
+#define RUBY_RELEASE_DATE "2009-03-09"
 #define RUBY_VERSION_CODE 188
-#define RUBY_RELEASE_CODE 20090307
+#define RUBY_RELEASE_CODE 20090309
 #define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL -1
 
 #define RUBY_VERSION_MAJOR 1