diff --git a/ape/ape-m1.c b/ape/ape-m1.c
index b4e36a1d690a..9249b7a6dbdd 100644
--- a/ape/ape-m1.c
+++ b/ape/ape-m1.c
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp) {
   } else if (argc < 2) {
     Emit("usage: ape   PROG [ARGV1,ARGV2,...]\n"
          "       ape - PROG [ARGV0,ARGV1,...]\n"
-         "actually portable executable loader silicon 1.8\n"
+         "actually portable executable loader silicon 1.9\n"
          "copyright 2023 justine alexandra roberts tunney\n"
          "https://justine.lol/ape.html\n");
     _exit(1);
diff --git a/ape/ape.h b/ape/ape.h
index 76935344e0e7..68ab61b0a75d 100644
--- a/ape/ape.h
+++ b/ape/ape.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define COSMOPOLITAN_APE_APE_H_
 
 #define APE_VERSION_MAJOR 1
-#define APE_VERSION_MINOR 8
+#define APE_VERSION_MINOR 9
 #define APE_VERSION_STR   APE_VERSION_STR_(APE_VERSION_MAJOR, APE_VERSION_MINOR)
 #define APE_VERSION_NOTE  APE_VERSION_NOTE_(APE_VERSION_MAJOR, APE_VERSION_MINOR)
 
diff --git a/bin/ape-uninstall b/bin/ape-uninstall
index 0079c6c9c45f..00df17ae356e 100755
--- a/bin/ape-uninstall
+++ b/bin/ape-uninstall
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ for x in .ape \
          .ape-1.6 \
          .ape-1.7 \
          .ape-1.8 \
+         .ape-1.9 \
          .ape-blink-0.9.2 \
          .ape-blink-1.0.0; do
   rm -f \