diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f90536f39..2b9796461 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 # WeeChat ChangeLog
 
-## Version 4.9.0 (under dev)
+## Version 4.9.0 (2026-03-29)
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/version.sh b/version.sh
index c03f8dfbb..f97ad267d 100755
--- a/version.sh
+++ b/version.sh
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
 #     devel-number   the devel version as hex number ("0x04010000" for "4.1.0-dev")
 #
 
-weechat_stable="4.8.2"
-weechat_devel="4.9.0-dev"
+weechat_stable="4.9.0"
+weechat_devel="4.9.0"
 
 stable_major=$(echo "${weechat_stable}" | cut -d"." -f1)
 stable_minor=$(echo "${weechat_stable}" | cut -d"." -f2)