diff --git a/src/version.cc b/src/version.cc
index 1c906aee..74e12136 100644
--- a/src/version.cc
+++ b/src/version.cc
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "util.h"
 
-const char* kNinjaVersion = "1.9.0.git";
+const char* kNinjaVersion = "1.10.0.git";
 
 void ParseVersion(const string& version, int* major, int* minor) {
   size_t end = version.find('.');