diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d7d8e42315..203e6d5c9a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.8.8
+3.8.9
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9e639e7f75..0c519e2216 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.62 for sqlite 3.8.8.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.62 for sqlite 3.8.9.
 #
 # Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
 # 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -743,8 +743,8 @@ SHELL=${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh}
 # Identity of this package.
 PACKAGE_NAME='sqlite'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='sqlite'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='3.8.8'
-PACKAGE_STRING='sqlite 3.8.8'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='3.8.9'
+PACKAGE_STRING='sqlite 3.8.9'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
 
 # Factoring default headers for most tests.
@@ -1480,7 +1480,7 @@ if test "$ac_init_help" = "long"; then
   # Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
   # This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
   cat <<_ACEOF
-\`configure' configures sqlite 3.8.8 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+\`configure' configures sqlite 3.8.9 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
 
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
 
@@ -1545,7 +1545,7 @@ fi
 
 if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
   case $ac_init_help in
-     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of sqlite 3.8.8:";;
+     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of sqlite 3.8.9:";;
    esac
   cat <<\_ACEOF
 
@@ -1659,7 +1659,7 @@ fi
 test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit $ac_status
 if $ac_init_version; then
   cat <<\_ACEOF
-sqlite configure 3.8.8
+sqlite configure 3.8.9
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.62
 
 Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
@@ -1673,7 +1673,7 @@ cat >config.log <<_ACEOF
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
 
-It was created by sqlite $as_me 3.8.8, which was
+It was created by sqlite $as_me 3.8.9, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.62.  Invocation command line was
 
   $ $0 $@
@@ -13951,7 +13951,7 @@ exec 6>&1
 # report actual input values of CONFIG_FILES etc. instead of their
 # values after options handling.
 ac_log="
-This file was extended by sqlite $as_me 3.8.8, which was
+This file was extended by sqlite $as_me 3.8.9, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.62.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
@@ -14004,7 +14004,7 @@ Report bugs to <bug-autoconf@gnu.org>."
 _ACEOF
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 ac_cs_version="\\
-sqlite config.status 3.8.8
+sqlite config.status 3.8.9
 configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.62,
   with options \\"`$as_echo "$ac_configure_args" | sed 's/^ //; s/[\\""\`\$]/\\\\&/g'`\\"
 
diff --git a/manifest b/manifest
index 55fca4b7f9..b8a1f8b1ae 100644
--- a/manifest
+++ b/manifest
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
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-D 2015-03-07T13:56:48.044
+C Increase\sthe\sversion\snumber\sto\s3.8.9
+D 2015-03-09T10:40:48.276
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 F Makefile.linux-gcc 91d710bdc4998cb015f39edf3cb314ec4f4d7e23
 F Makefile.msc 529e61cd9d29a3934758b4b3a0bb649b6c653481
 F Makefile.vxworks e1b65dea203f054e71653415bd8f96dcaed47858
 F README.md d58e3bebc0a4145e0f2a87994015fdb575a8e866
-F VERSION d846487aff892625eb8e75960234e7285f0462fe
+F VERSION 319eb1ced4b4d17a67730f2b7b85f15c1346cb60
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 F config.h.in 42b71ad3fe21c9e88fa59e8458ca1a6bc72eb0c0
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-F configure b2882796ddebd33ac4e9d4ccf5c5ca11888fc30e x
+F configure 613b220c2f2c7adcd50eb5ee4144ab581a150b47 x
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diff --git a/manifest.uuid b/manifest.uuid
index e2d06d5c80..1a6de51696 100644
--- a/manifest.uuid
+++ b/manifest.uuid
@@ -1 +1 @@
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