diff --git a/quickemu b/quickemu
index acf9c59..07a07cf 100755
--- a/quickemu
+++ b/quickemu
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ VMPATH=""
 
 readonly LAUNCHER=$(basename "${0}")
 readonly DISK_MIN_SIZE=$((197632 * 8))
-readonly VERSION="2.2.8"
+readonly VERSION="2.2.9"
 
 # PUBLICSHARE is the only directory exposed to guest VMs for file
 # sharing via 9P, spice-webdavd and Samba. This path is not configurable.