diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 01c650e..5dcd10b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+0.9 - 2014-09-23
+[Ko van der Sloot]
+* release
+
 0.8 - 2014-06-xx
 * now build on NEW timblserver API
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9e37b0b..1d382f7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # $URL$
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.61)
-AC_INIT([mbtserver],[0.8],[timbl@uvt.nl])
+AC_INIT([mbtserver],[0.9],[timbl@uvt.nl])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([.])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])