diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 93416551e22434335b663412bef527154d5e96aa..3c6db3a41e9be4779f37205c1d058d7c6b15b948 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <package format="3">
   <name>example-robot-data</name>
-  <version>3.8.0</version>
+  <version>3.9.0</version>
   <description>Set of robot URDFs for benchmarking and developed examples.</description>
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