diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 3d0d431d25..95f8d5b47b 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+- Changelog for v1.9.0 (2020-04-15)
+  * podmanV2: fix nil deref
+  * v2specgen prune libpod
+  * More system test fixes on regressions
+  * Add support for the global flags and config files
+  * Bump to v1.9.0-dev
+
 - Changelog for v1.9.0-rc2 (2020-04-14)
   * Update release notes for v1.9.0-RC2
   * v2podman ps revert structure changes
diff --git a/contrib/spec/podman.spec.in b/contrib/spec/podman.spec.in
index a63c15940f..afc50f8544 100644
--- a/contrib/spec/podman.spec.in
+++ b/contrib/spec/podman.spec.in
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Epoch: 99
 %else
 Epoch: 0
 %endif
-Version: 1.9.0
+Version: 2.0.0
 Release: #COMMITDATE#.git%{shortcommit0}%{?dist}
 Summary: Manage Pods, Containers and Container Images
 License: ASL 2.0
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index 06457e3ea2..fe602d8e17 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ package version
 // NOTE: remember to bump the version at the top
 // of the top-level README.md file when this is
 // bumped.
-const Version = "1.9.0-dev"
+const Version = "2.0.0-dev"
 
 // RemoteAPIVersion is the version for the remote
 // client API.  It is used to determine compatibility