diff --git a/lib/instana/version.rb b/lib/instana/version.rb
index bc31c8d9..35bcafe0 100644
--- a/lib/instana/version.rb
+++ b/lib/instana/version.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 # (c) Copyright Instana Inc. 2016
 
 module Instana
-  VERSION = "2.9.0"
+  VERSION = "2.10.0"
   VERSION_FULL = "instana-#{VERSION}"
 end