diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 9bd299ab..0013a8bc 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 ======
 
 
-0.9 - *Not released yet*
-========================
+0.9 - Rivers
+============
 
 * Custom handlers for auth, storage and rights (by Sergey Fursov)
 * 1-file-per-event storage (by Jean-Marc Martins)
diff --git a/radicale/__init__.py b/radicale/__init__.py
index 376973a7..2824efd2 100644
--- a/radicale/__init__.py
+++ b/radicale/__init__.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ except ImportError:
 from . import auth, config, ical, log, rights, storage, xmlutils
 
 
-VERSION = "0.9b2"
+VERSION = "0.9"
 
 # Standard "not allowed" response that is returned when an authenticated user
 # tries to access information they don't have rights to