diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index db1d3ca1e..83745e0dc 100644
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -2056,7 +2056,7 @@ const
   NimMinor* {.intdefine.}: int = 19
     ## is the minor number of Nim's version.
 
-  NimPatch* {.intdefine.}: int = 1
+  NimPatch* {.intdefine.}: int = 9
     ## is the patch number of Nim's version.
 
   NimVersion*: string = $NimMajor & "." & $NimMinor & "." & $NimPatch