diff --git a/commons/zenoh-protocol/src/lib.rs b/commons/zenoh-protocol/src/lib.rs
index 2e1a2fa7cf..8d26f52ed9 100644
--- a/commons/zenoh-protocol/src/lib.rs
+++ b/commons/zenoh-protocol/src/lib.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pub mod transport;
 pub mod zenoh;
 
 // Zenoh version
-pub const VERSION: u8 = 0x08;
+pub const VERSION: u8 = 0x09;
 
 // Zenoh protocol uses the following conventions for message definition and representation.
 //