diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 2b55af7..d26f976 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+1.9 (2023-03-05)
+    - Bugfix for -S problem (bgpq4#83) by James Bensley
+
 1.8 (2023-01-20)
     - Downgrade 'key not found' to DEBUG level to reduce noise
     - Re-introduce -p for private ASN support option
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 6259340..2e0e38c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.8
+1.9