diff --git a/requests/__init__.py b/requests/__init__.py
index 307d4845..b50f99c6 100644
--- a/requests/__init__.py
+++ b/requests/__init__.py
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ requests
 """
 
 __title__ = 'requests'
-__version__ = '0.8.9'
-__build__ = 0x000809
+__version__ = '0.9.0'
+__build__ = 0x000900
 __author__ = 'Kenneth Reitz'
 __license__ = 'ISC'
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2011 Kenneth Reitz'
diff --git a/requests/sessions.py b/requests/sessions.py
index 292e8af7..af9f9c77 100644
--- a/requests/sessions.py
+++ b/requests/sessions.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class Session(object):
         hooks=None,
         params=None,
         config=None,
-        verify=None):
+        verify=True):
 
         self.headers = headers or {}
         self.cookies = cookies or {}