diff --git a/lib/SimpleSAML/Configuration.php b/lib/SimpleSAML/Configuration.php
index 03cdc80f11f177407830fece836b16b366b9ffab..161a6374722bc8b5ca4db2450041ac79be27e9f6 100644
--- a/lib/SimpleSAML/Configuration.php
+++ b/lib/SimpleSAML/Configuration.php
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class SimpleSAML_Configuration {
 	 * @return string
 	 */
 	public function getVersion() {
-		return '1.9.x';
+		return '1.9.0';
 	}