diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 9b320a7eff7..9c96c716a3f 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "prefer-stable": true,
     "extra": {
         "branch-alias": {
-            "dev-master": "2.8.x-dev"
+            "dev-master": "2.9.x-dev"
         }
     }
 }