diff --git a/platforms/android/tangram/gradle.properties b/platforms/android/tangram/gradle.properties
index 871a2e2f07..fb019a53c5 100644
--- a/platforms/android/tangram/gradle.properties
+++ b/platforms/android/tangram/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 GROUP=com.mapzen.tangram
-VERSION_NAME=0.8.2-SNAPSHOT
+VERSION_NAME=0.9.0-RC1
 
 POM_ARTIFACT_ID=tangram
 
diff --git a/platforms/ios/framework/Tangram-es.podspec b/platforms/ios/framework/Tangram-es.podspec
index b1674c9423..40c9b689a6 100644
--- a/platforms/ios/framework/Tangram-es.podspec
+++ b/platforms/ios/framework/Tangram-es.podspec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
 
   s.name    = 'Tangram-es'
-  s.version = '0.8.2-dev'
+  s.version = '0.9.0-beta1'
 
   s.summary           = 'Open source C++ library for rendering 2D and 3D maps from vector data using OpenGL ES.'
   s.description       = 'Open source C++ library for rendering 2D and 3D maps from vector data using OpenGL ES, wrapped with native Cocoa Touch APIs.'
diff --git a/toolchains/iOS.framework.cmake b/toolchains/iOS.framework.cmake
index 040bc94714..d938f10aff 100644
--- a/toolchains/iOS.framework.cmake
+++ b/toolchains/iOS.framework.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 include(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/toolchains/iOS.toolchain.cmake)
 
-set(FRAMEWORK_VERSION "0.8.2-dev")
+set(FRAMEWORK_VERSION "0.9.0-beta1")
 
 set(IOS_TARGET_VERSION "9.3")