diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 5dfeaab..f66cfff 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 Changelog
 ---------
 
-1.9.0 (Unreleased)
+1.9.0 (Feb 08, 2025)
 ==================
 
-- Fix ``CPATH/C_INCLUDE_PATH`` being ignored during build.
+- Fix for ``CPATH/C_INCLUDE_PATH`` being ignored during build.
 
-- Slightly faster reading of events.
+- Slightly faster reading of events in ``device.read()`` and ``device.read_one()``.
 
-- Fix build on FreeBSD.
+- Fix FreeBSD support.
 
 - Drop deprecated ``InputDevice.fn`` (use ``InputDevice.path`` instead).
 
-- More type hints.
+- Improve type hint coverage and add a ``py.typed`` file to the sdist.
 
 
 1.8.0 (Jan 25, 2025)
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 53b5206..b938fa0 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = "1.8.0"
+release = "1.9.0"
 
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = release
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7854d91..346dedd 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "evdev"
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.9.0"
 description = "Bindings to the Linux input handling subsystem"
 keywords = ["evdev", "input", "uinput"]
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ line-length = 120
 ignore = ["E265", "E241", "F403", "F401", "E401", "E731"]
 
 [tool.bumpversion]
-current_version = "1.8.0"
+current_version = "1.9.0"
 commit = true
 tag = true
 allow_dirty = true
diff --git a/src/evdev/eventio.py b/src/evdev/eventio.py
index 27bba9d..bdb91a4 100644
--- a/src/evdev/eventio.py
+++ b/src/evdev/eventio.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import functools
 import os
 import select
-from typing import Iterator
+from typing import Iterator, Union
 
 from . import _input, _uinput, ecodes
 from .events import InputEvent
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def read_loop(self) -> Iterator[InputEvent]:
             for event in self.read():
                 yield event
 
-    def read_one(self) -> InputEvent:
+    def read_one(self) -> Union[InputEvent, None]:
         """
         Read and return a single input event as an instance of
         :class:`InputEvent <evdev.events.InputEvent>`.