diff --git a/etc/config.csh/vtk b/etc/config.csh/vtk
index 0e027e6d5cde7bb799d90ec9c6504c4800b1d5d6..1ca8836fd78f4dd94333b72089fd4fd2ccf636c7 100644
--- a/etc/config.csh/vtk
+++ b/etc/config.csh/vtk
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # USER EDITABLE PART: Changes made here may be lost with the next upgrade
 
-set vtk_version=VTK-8.1.0
+set vtk_version=VTK-9.0.0
 set mesa_version=mesa-17.1.1
 
 setenv VTK_DIR $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/platforms/$WM_ARCH$WM_COMPILER/$vtk_version
diff --git a/etc/config.sh/vtk b/etc/config.sh/vtk
index add026831a0a3be56894b5e73c5bd70a2ac9559f..6e4df894fa7ce12beffb875ee246bd7be3df5587 100644
--- a/etc/config.sh/vtk
+++ b/etc/config.sh/vtk
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # USER EDITABLE PART: Changes made here may be lost with the next upgrade
 
-vtk_version=VTK-8.1.0
+vtk_version=VTK-9.0.0
 mesa_version=mesa-17.1.1
 
 export VTK_DIR=$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/platforms/$WM_ARCH$WM_COMPILER/$vtk_version