diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1a03cdd69..a1df850f4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 (Unreleased)
 ==================
 ### Changed
+### Added
+### Fixed
+
+2.9.0
+==================
+### Changed
 * Refactor functions to classes.
 * Changed `DOMPoint()` constructor to check for parameter nullability.
 * Changed `DOMMatrix.js` to use string literals for non-special cases.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 68e1ad816..b833e7168 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "canvas",
   "description": "Canvas graphics API backed by Cairo",
-  "version": "2.8.0",
+  "version": "2.9.0",
   "author": "TJ Holowaychuk <tj@learnboost.com>",
   "main": "index.js",
   "browser": "browser.js",