diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c4dc43e715..2f666b7167 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+# 2.9.0 (January 29, 2018)
+- **Improved** Global defaults for EpoxyController settings. Set duplicate filtering and exception handlers for all your controllers. (https://github.com/airbnb/epoxy/pull/394)
+- **Improved** Add `@NonNull` annotations in EpoxyModel for better Kotlin interop
+
+- **Fixed** Model click listeners now rebind correctly on partial model diffs (https://github.com/airbnb/epoxy/pull/393)
+- **Fixed** Update Android Paging library to fix placeholder support (Thanks @wkranich! https://github.com/airbnb/epoxy/pull/360)
+- **Fixed** Improve error message for inaccessible private fields (https://github.com/airbnb/epoxy/pull/388)
+
 # 2.8.0 (December 22, 2017)
 
 - **New** Use `@ModelProp` directly on fields to avoid creating a setter (https://github.com/airbnb/epoxy/pull/343)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4640c29448..6428550844 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ Gradle is the only supported build configuration, so just add the dependency to
 
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
-  compile 'com.airbnb.android:epoxy:2.8.0'
+  compile 'com.airbnb.android:epoxy:2.9.0'
   // Add the annotation processor if you are using Epoxy's annotations (recommended)
-  annotationProcessor 'com.airbnb.android:epoxy-processor:2.8.0'
+  annotationProcessor 'com.airbnb.android:epoxy-processor:2.9.0'
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 3287b13dc9..ccc738f297 100755
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION_NAME=2.8.0
+VERSION_NAME=2.9.0
 GROUP=com.airbnb.android
 POM_DESCRIPTION=Epoxy is a system for composing complex screens with a ReyclerView in Android.
 POM_URL=https://github.com/airbnb/epoxy