diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 35334ebb..2d629365 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-unreleased
-==========
+1.9.0 / 2017-05-25
+==================
 
   * Set `X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff` header
   * deps: batch@0.6.1
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b7a9cd33..9856d72d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "serve-index",
   "description": "Serve directory listings",
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.9.0",
   "author": "Douglas Christopher Wilson <doug@somethingdoug.com>",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": "expressjs/serve-index",