diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 // The presence and format of this constant is very important.
 // The debian/rules build recipe uses this value for the version
 // number of the release package.
-const version = "1.9.9"
+const version = "1.9.10"
 
 // Current gives the current version of the system.  If the file
 // "FORCE-VERSION" is present in the same directory as the running
version: update development version to <I>