diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c8b06d1d8..13c900086 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@npmcli/arborist",
-  "version": "2.8.5",
+  "version": "2.9.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@npmcli/arborist",
-      "version": "2.8.5",
+      "version": "2.9.0",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "@isaacs/string-locale-compare": "^1.0.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 995fcac78..b39818d48 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@npmcli/arborist",
-  "version": "2.8.5",
+  "version": "2.9.0",
   "description": "Manage node_modules trees",
   "dependencies": {
     "@isaacs/string-locale-compare": "^1.0.1",