diff --git a/check_cpu b/check_cpu
index 14b6a937e31be15055ed11f22a1176059b46a392..072e82541e47415b3f57e30e9ebf782f5c320739 100755
--- a/check_cpu
+++ b/check_cpu
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 . $(dirname $0)/inc_pluginfunctions
 
 self_APPNAME=$( basename $0 | tr [:lower:] [:upper:] )
-self_APPVERSION=1.8
+self_APPVERSION=1.9
 
 tmpfile=/tmp/check_cpu_$$