diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0e5c6c6..33a167e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([xtables-addons], [2.8])
+AC_INIT([xtables-addons], [2.9])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
diff --git a/doc/changelog.txt b/doc/changelog.txt
index bfe73a9..8107ba2 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.txt
+++ b/doc/changelog.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 
 HEAD
 ====
+
+
+v2.9 (2015-10-12)
+=================
 Enhancements:
 - Support for Linux 4.3
 
diff --git a/xtables-addons.8.in b/xtables-addons.8.in
index 1accbc5..7c0a0d0 100644
--- a/xtables-addons.8.in
+++ b/xtables-addons.8.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH xtables-addons 8 "" "" "v2.8 (2015-08-19)"
+.TH xtables-addons 8 "" "" "v2.9 (2015-10-12)"
 .SH Name
 Xtables-addons \(em additional extensions for iptables, ip6tables, etc.
 .SH Targets