diff --git a/src/net/theprogrammersworld/herobrine/UpdateScanner.java b/src/net/theprogrammersworld/herobrine/UpdateScanner.java
index 7b034a7..ff41b4f 100644
--- a/src/net/theprogrammersworld/herobrine/UpdateScanner.java
+++ b/src/net/theprogrammersworld/herobrine/UpdateScanner.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public class UpdateScanner implements Runnable {
 		// Check for a newer version of the plugin, and put the thread to sleep for 24 hours
 		// before the check is performed again. If a newer version is found, begin reporting
 		// the discovery of a newer version once every hour.
-		final String pluginVersionCount = "23";
+		final String pluginVersionCount = "24";
 		ConsoleCommandSender console = Bukkit.getServer().getConsoleSender();
 		
 		while(!Herobrine.getPluginCore().getConfigDB().newVersionFound) {
diff --git a/src/plugin.yml b/src/plugin.yml
index 6b12a10..6f7d08a 100644
--- a/src/plugin.yml
+++ b/src/plugin.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Herobrine
 main: net.theprogrammersworld.herobrine.Herobrine
-version: 1.8.0
+version: 1.9.0
 website: https://www.theprogrammersworld.net
 api-version: 1.14
 load: STARTUP