diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 853695571..c108c6a2c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ## Changelog
 
+### [v1.0.9](https://github.com/eBay/fabio/releases/tag/v1.0.9) - 16 Jan 2015
+
+ * [Issue #53](https://github.com/eBay/fabio/issues/53): Make read and write timeout configurable
+
 ### [v1.0.8](https://github.com/eBay/fabio/releases/tag/v1.0.8) - 14 Jan 2015
 
  * Upgrade to Go 1.5.3
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b913595a2..b2740a49c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # ./fabio [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/eBay/fabio.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/eBay/fabio)
 
-##### Current version: 1.0.8
+##### Current version: 1.0.9
 
 fabio is a fast, modern, zero-conf load balancing HTTP(S) router
 for deploying microservices managed by consul.
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ several fabio instances. We don't observe any measurable additional latency.
 * v1.0.6: Improved UI
 * v1.0.6: fabio registers itself in consul
 * v1.0.8: support consul ACL token
+* v1.0.9: Make read and write timeout configurable
 
 ## Documentation
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 2189d22c3..8ec0c64a2 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 // It is also set by the linker when fabio
 // is built via the Makefile or the build/docker.sh
 // script to ensure the correct version nubmer
-var version = "1.0.8"
+var version = "1.0.9"
 
 func main() {
 	var filename string