diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ff98f45350..e95d79b717 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -133,26 +133,26 @@ SQLx is compatible with the [`async-std`], [`tokio`], and [`actix`] runtimes; an
 # PICK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
 
 # tokio (no TLS)
-sqlx = { version = "0.8", features = [ "runtime-tokio" ] }
+sqlx = { version = "0.9", features = [ "runtime-tokio" ] }
 # tokio + native-tls
-sqlx = { version = "0.8", features = [ "runtime-tokio", "tls-native-tls" ] }
+sqlx = { version = "0.9", features = [ "runtime-tokio", "tls-native-tls" ] }
 # tokio + rustls with ring and WebPKI CA certificates
-sqlx = { version = "0.8", features = [ "runtime-tokio", "tls-rustls-ring-webpki" ] }
+sqlx = { version = "0.9", features = [ "runtime-tokio", "tls-rustls-ring-webpki" ] }
 # tokio + rustls with ring and platform's native CA certificates
-sqlx = { version = "0.8", features = [ "runtime-tokio", "tls-rustls-ring-native-roots" ] }
+sqlx = { version = "0.9", features = [ "runtime-tokio", "tls-rustls-ring-native-roots" ] }
 # tokio + rustls with aws-lc-rs
-sqlx = { version = "0.8", features = [ "runtime-tokio", "tls-rustls-aws-lc-rs" ] }
+sqlx = { version = "0.9", features = [ "runtime-tokio", "tls-rustls-aws-lc-rs" ] }
 
 # async-std (no TLS)
-sqlx = { version = "0.8", features = [ "runtime-async-std" ] }
+sqlx = { version = "0.9", features = [ "runtime-async-std" ] }
 # async-std + native-tls
-sqlx = { version = "0.8", features = [ "runtime-async-std", "tls-native-tls" ] }
+sqlx = { version = "0.9", features = [ "runtime-async-std", "tls-native-tls" ] }
 # async-std + rustls with ring and WebPKI CA certificates
-sqlx = { version = "0.8", features = [ "runtime-async-std", "tls-rustls-ring-webpki" ] }
+sqlx = { version = "0.9", features = [ "runtime-async-std", "tls-rustls-ring-webpki" ] }
 # async-std + rustls with ring and platform's native CA certificates
-sqlx = { version = "0.8", features = [ "runtime-async-std", "tls-rustls-ring-native-roots" ] }
+sqlx = { version = "0.9", features = [ "runtime-async-std", "tls-rustls-ring-native-roots" ] }
 # async-std + rustls with aws-lc-rs
-sqlx = { version = "0.8", features = [ "runtime-async-std", "tls-rustls-aws-lc-rs" ] }
+sqlx = { version = "0.9", features = [ "runtime-async-std", "tls-rustls-aws-lc-rs" ] }
 ```
 
 #### Cargo Feature Flags