diff --git a/invokeai/version/invokeai_version.py b/invokeai/version/invokeai_version.py
index 1c7e72f9d5e..794e54f3493 100644
--- a/invokeai/version/invokeai_version.py
+++ b/invokeai/version/invokeai_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "4.2.8post1"
+__version__ = "4.2.9-canvas-20240823"