diff --git a/templates/xbps-base-chroot/template b/templates/xbps-base-chroot/template
index b4aca1dd9d..9f23368765 100644
--- a/templates/xbps-base-chroot/template
+++ b/templates/xbps-base-chroot/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'xbps-base-chroot'
 pkgname=xbps-base-chroot
-version=0.8
+version=0.9
 build_style=meta-template
 short_desc="xbps base packages for the chroot target"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
@@ -12,15 +12,16 @@ noarch=yes
 base_chroot=yes
 
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