diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7d53aef..e65b6e7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [1.9.0] - 2026-07-08
 
 ### Added
 - RHEL-family support (AlmaLinux, Rocky, CentOS Stream, Fedora), including
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 27f9cd3..f8e233b 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.8.0
+1.9.0