diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 06e2537e..124528ae 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ collections:
   examples:
     output: true
 
-jqtree_version: 1.4.8
+jqtree_version: 1.4.9
 
 # Build settings
 markdown: kramdown
diff --git a/_entries/10_changelog.md b/_entries/10_changelog.md
index 0bdbf077..f4f9d6f8 100644
--- a/_entries/10_changelog.md
+++ b/_entries/10_changelog.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Changelog
 name: changelog
 ---
 
-##### development
+##### 1.4.9 (september 9 2018)
 
 -   Issue #532: add tree.loading_data event
 
diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index dcacd685..117ae181 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "jqTree",
-    "version": "1.4.8",
+    "version": "1.4.9",
     "main": ["jqtree.css", "jqtree-circle.png", "tree.jquery.js"],
     "dependencies": {
         "jquery": ">=1.9"
diff --git a/jqtree.jquery.json b/jqtree.jquery.json
index 6dd0933d..7d9d2491 100644
--- a/jqtree.jquery.json
+++ b/jqtree.jquery.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "jqtree",
-    "version": "1.4.8",
+    "version": "1.4.9",
     "title": "jqTree",
     "description":
         "JqTree is a jQuery widget for displaying a tree structure in html. It supports json data, loading via ajax and drag-and-drop",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a65dc9f8..999d63cb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "jqtree",
-    "version": "1.4.8",
+    "version": "1.4.9",
     "description": "Tree widget for jQuery",
     "keywords": [
         "jquery-plugin",
diff --git a/src/version.ts b/src/version.ts
index 27977f49..5a585975 100644
--- a/src/version.ts
+++ b/src/version.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-const version = "1.4.8";
+const version = "1.4.9";
 
 export default version;