diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/db-utils.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/db-utils.ts
index 7060a3d56..fe39a0fda 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/db-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/db-utils.ts
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ export async function openTalerDatabase(
       case "taler-wallet-main-v5":
       case "taler-wallet-main-v6":
       case "taler-wallet-main-v7":
+      case "taler-wallet-main-v8":
         // We consider this a pre-release
         // development version, no migration is done.
         await metaDb
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/db.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/db.ts
index 3716a45dc..5a2e493b5 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/db.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/db.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ import { RetryInfo, RetryTags } from "./util/retries.js";
  * for all previous versions must be written, which should be
  * avoided.
  */
-export const TALER_DB_NAME = "taler-wallet-main-v8";
+export const TALER_DB_NAME = "taler-wallet-main-v9";
 
 /**
  * Name of the metadata database.  This database is used