diff --git a/py-polars/Cargo.lock b/py-polars/Cargo.lock
index aea9275851c5..c2a510d7729c 100644
--- a/py-polars/Cargo.lock
+++ b/py-polars/Cargo.lock
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "py-polars"
-version = "0.9.4"
+version = "0.9.5-beta.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash",
  "bincode",
diff --git a/py-polars/Cargo.toml b/py-polars/Cargo.toml
index 59ec45161863..d33736e381a6 100644
--- a/py-polars/Cargo.toml
+++ b/py-polars/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "py-polars"
-version = "0.9.4"
+version = "0.9.5-beta.1"
 authors = ["ritchie46 <ritchie46@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 readme = "README.md"