diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -90,14 +90,14 @@ Some personal notes on creating/editing gifs are in the [Github wiki](https://gi
 
 ### 📌 Release
 
-1. Create a new branch called `release-v1.9.0`, for example, from the `main` branch.
-1. Bump the version number in [`__version__.py`](lgtm_db/__version__.py) and commit with a commit message `release: v1.9.0`. And push up to remote.
+1. Create a new branch called `release-v1.10.0`, for example, from the `main` branch.
+1. Bump the version number in [`__version__.py`](lgtm_db/__version__.py) and commit with a commit message `release: v1.10.0`. And push up to remote.
 1. Create a PR, attach the following output
    ```shell
-   git log --oneline --no-decorate --perl-regexp --author='^(?!.*\[bot\]).*$' HEAD ^v1.8.0
+   git log --oneline --no-decorate --perl-regexp --author='^(?!.*\[bot\]).*$' HEAD ^v1.9.0
    ```
    to the PR description. Merge this branch into `main`.
-1. Then tag the ref, `git tag v1.9.0`, for example, on the `main` branch. Push the tags to remote.
+1. Then tag the ref, `git tag v1.10.0`, for example, on the `main` branch. Push the tags to remote.
 
 ## ⚡️ Inspiration
 
diff --git a/lgtm_db/__version__.py b/lgtm_db/__version__.py
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--- a/lgtm_db/__version__.py
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@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.8.0"
+__version__ = "1.9.0"