diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index b9008a3..7abc158 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Changelog for ghcid (* = breaking change)
 
+0.8.9, released 2023-07-02
     #375, fix crash when modules are renamed or deleted in GHC 9.6
     #378, write output of the linter into output files
     Support newer Win32 libraries
diff --git a/ghcid.cabal b/ghcid.cabal
index aa251c5..1af63c8 100644
--- a/ghcid.cabal
+++ b/ghcid.cabal
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cabal-version:      1.18
 build-type:         Simple
 name:               ghcid
-version:            0.8.8
+version:            0.8.9
 license:            BSD3
 license-file:       LICENSE
 category:           Development