diff --git a/gollum.gemspec b/gollum.gemspec
index 12e19ffa..c2db9543 100644
--- a/gollum.gemspec
+++ b/gollum.gemspec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.required_ruby_version = ">= 1.8.7"
 
   s.name              = 'gollum'
-  s.version           = '2.4.8'
+  s.version           = '2.4.9'
   s.date              = '2012-12-20'
   s.rubyforge_project = 'gollum'
 
diff --git a/lib/gollum.rb b/lib/gollum.rb
index b90c29a1..cf55027b 100644
--- a/lib/gollum.rb
+++ b/lib/gollum.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ require File.expand_path('../gollum/frontend/uri_encode_component', __FILE__)
 $KCODE = 'U' if RUBY_VERSION[0,3] == '1.8'
 
 module Gollum
-  VERSION = '2.4.8'
+  VERSION = '2.4.9'
 
   def self.assets_path
     ::File.expand_path('gollum/frontend/public', ::File.dirname(__FILE__))