diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index dcf19d8e8..f2713446f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5.0)
 #  -- Project information and versioning.
 
 project(libminizinc
-        VERSION 2.8.8
+        VERSION 2.9.0
         LANGUAGES CXX C)
 
 if(NOT BUILD_REF)
diff --git a/changes.rst b/changes.rst
index e3e7fa924..4b82ce49c 100644
--- a/changes.rst
+++ b/changes.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ MiniZinc Change Log
 For detailed bug reports consult the issue tracker at
 https://github.com/MiniZinc/libminizinc/issues.
 
-.. _unreleased:
+.. _v2.9.0:
+
+`Version 2.9.0 <https://github.com/MiniZinc/MiniZincIDE/releases/tag/2.9.0>`__
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+(released 11 February 2025)
 
 Changes:
 ^^^^^^^^