diff --git a/pre_commit/commands/sample_config.py b/pre_commit/commands/sample_config.py
index f38d655f..b74e4271 100644
--- a/pre_commit/commands/sample_config.py
+++ b/pre_commit/commands/sample_config.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SAMPLE_CONFIG = '''\
 # See http://pre-commit.com for more information
 # See http://pre-commit.com/hooks.html for more hooks
 -   repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-    sha: v0.7.1
+    sha: v0.9.1
     hooks:
     -   id: trailing-whitespace
     -   id: end-of-file-fixer
diff --git a/tests/commands/sample_config_test.py b/tests/commands/sample_config_test.py
index 88a90d91..122d7bfc 100644
--- a/tests/commands/sample_config_test.py
+++ b/tests/commands/sample_config_test.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def test_sample_config(capsys):
 # See http://pre-commit.com for more information
 # See http://pre-commit.com/hooks.html for more hooks
 -   repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-    sha: v0.7.1
+    sha: v0.9.1
     hooks:
     -   id: trailing-whitespace
     -   id: end-of-file-fixer