diff --git a/History.txt b/History.txt
index 2efbe6c4..38463763 100644
--- a/History.txt
+++ b/History.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-==
+== 0.9.0 / 2010-04-03
   * Minor Enhancements
     * Allow kqueue for OpenBSD and NetBSD
     * Add err_log and err_log_cmd
diff --git a/god.gemspec b/god.gemspec
index 5ee74a0a..1921148c 100644
--- a/god.gemspec
+++ b/god.gemspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name = %q{god}
-  s.version = '0.8.0'
+  s.version = '0.9.0'
 
   s.required_rubygems_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 0") if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
   s.authors = ["Tom Preston-Werner"]
diff --git a/lib/god.rb b/lib/god.rb
index c6b30821..c2b9a5c6 100644
--- a/lib/god.rb
+++ b/lib/god.rb
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def safe_attr_accessor(*args)
 end
 
 module God
-  VERSION = '0.8.0'
+  VERSION = '0.9.0'
   LOG_BUFFER_SIZE_DEFAULT = 100
   PID_FILE_DIRECTORY_DEFAULTS = ['/var/run/god', '~/.god/pids']
   DRB_PORT_DEFAULT = 17165