diff --git a/Builds/rpm/rippled.spec b/Builds/rpm/rippled.spec
index a621c1691c..74e6edf2a5 100644
--- a/Builds/rpm/rippled.spec
+++ b/Builds/rpm/rippled.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           rippled
-Version:        0.27.0-b8
+Version:        0.27.0-b9
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Ripple peer-to-peer network daemon
 
diff --git a/src/ripple/protocol/impl/BuildInfo.cpp b/src/ripple/protocol/impl/BuildInfo.cpp
index 8f8257c09f..652eb56b3e 100644
--- a/src/ripple/protocol/impl/BuildInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/protocol/impl/BuildInfo.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ char const* getRawVersionString ()
     //
     //  The build version number (edit this for each release)
     //
-        "0.27.0-b8"
+        "0.27.0-b9"
     //
     //  Must follow the format described here:
     //