diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 03734b8a1..c0f9dd6b4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+libzim 9.0.0
+============
+
+* getMediaCount() does not fail anymore if M/Counter is missing (@mgauthierfr #827)
+* Reintroduce optimization of Entry::getItem() (@kelson42 @mgauthierfr #836)
+* C++17 compatible code (@mgauthierfr #819)
+* Add support to recent googletest framework (@kelson42 #830)
+* Multiple fixes for Apple macOS/iOS compilation & CI (@mgauthierfr @kelson42 @rgaudin #832 #839)
+
 libzim 8.2.1
 ============
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5cc59591c..f3e7a2754 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('libzim', ['c', 'cpp'],
-  version : '8.2.1',
+  version : '9.0.0',
   license : 'GPL2',
   default_options : ['c_std=c11', 'cpp_std=c++17', 'werror=true'])