diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+Change Log
+==========
+
+## Version 0.1.9
+
+_2019_07_15
+
+**This release upgrades the project's JVM target to 1.8.** If you are building Android libraries or apps, adding this to your `build.gradle` to have [Java 8 language support](https://developer.android.com/studio/write/java8-support).
+
+```Gradle
+android {
+  compileOptions {
+    sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+    targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+  }
+}
+```
+
+* Fix: Target Java 8 bytecode.
+* Fix: Use [StateMachine](https://github.com/Tinder/StateMachine) artifact from Maven Central. 
+
+## Version 0.1.8
+
+_2019_06_20
+
+* Released Scarlet in Maven Central. `groupId` is now `com.tinder`. See all artifacts [here](https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:com.tinder.scarlet). 
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3cfd8497..8cd141cd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ Snapshots of the development version are available in [Sonatype's `snapshots` re
 <dependency>
     <groupId>com.tinder.scarlet</groupId>
     <artifactId>scarlet</artifactId>
-    <version>0.1.8</version>
+    <version>0.1.9</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 ##### Gradle:
 ```groovy
-implementation 'com.tinder.scarlet:scarlet:0.1.8'
+implementation 'com.tinder.scarlet:scarlet:0.1.9'
 ```
 
 ### Plug-in Roadmap
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 59e6e993..4ee0ce2e 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ android.enableJetifier=true
 android.useAndroidX=true
 
 GROUP=com.tinder.scarlet
-VERSION_NAME=0.1.9-SNAPSHOT
+VERSION_NAME=0.1.9
 
 POM_DESCRIPTION=A Retrofit inspired WebSocket client for Kotlin, Java, and Android.
 POM_URL=https://github.com/Tinder/Scarlet