diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9a116345..2f7f26e6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@
 ## Breaking changes
 - None
 
+## New features
+- None
+
+## Other changes
+- None
+
+# 2.9.0
+
+## Breaking changes
+- None
+
 ## New features
 - Add `realert_key` option to silence groups of alerts - [#1004](https://github.com/jertel/elastalert2/pull/1004) - @goggin
 
diff --git a/chart/elastalert2/Chart.yaml b/chart/elastalert2/Chart.yaml
index b54b2115..258d8701 100644
--- a/chart/elastalert2/Chart.yaml
+++ b/chart/elastalert2/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 description: Automated rule-based alerting for Elasticsearch
 name: elastalert2
-version: 2.8.0
-appVersion: 2.8.0
+version: 2.9.0
+appVersion: 2.9.0
 home: https://github.com/jertel/elastalert2
 sources:
 - https://github.com/jertel/elastalert2
diff --git a/chart/elastalert2/README.md b/chart/elastalert2/README.md
index ccaa2380..946c69b3 100644
--- a/chart/elastalert2/README.md
+++ b/chart/elastalert2/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ The command removes all the Kubernetes components associated with the chart and
 | Parameter                                    | Description                                                                                                                   | Default                                                  |
 |----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
 | `image.repository`                           | docker image                                                                                                                  | jertel/elastalert2                                       |
-| `image.tag`                                  | docker image tag                                                                                                              | 2.8.0                                                    |
+| `image.tag`                                  | docker image tag                                                                                                              | 2.9.0                                                    |
 | `image.pullPolicy`                           | image pull policy                                                                                                             | IfNotPresent                                             |
 | `image.pullSecret`                           | image pull secret                                                                                                             | ""                                                       |
 | `podAnnotations`                             | Annotations to be added to pods                                                                                               | {}                                                       |
diff --git a/chart/elastalert2/values.yaml b/chart/elastalert2/values.yaml
index 6310629d..f4f57749 100644
--- a/chart/elastalert2/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/elastalert2/values.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ image:
   # docker image
   repository: jertel/elastalert2
   # docker image tag
-  tag: 2.8.0
+  tag: 2.9.0
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   pullSecret: ""
 
diff --git a/docs/source/running_elastalert.rst b/docs/source/running_elastalert.rst
index 605e13be..dfa15364 100644
--- a/docs/source/running_elastalert.rst
+++ b/docs/source/running_elastalert.rst
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ elastalert2 container image on `Docker Hub <https://hub.docker.com/r/jertel/elas
 
 Be aware that the ``latest`` tag of the image represents the latest commit into
 the master branch. If you prefer to upgrade more slowly you will need utilize a
-versioned tag, such as ``2.8.0`` instead, or ``2`` if you are comfortable with
+versioned tag, such as ``2.9.0`` instead, or ``2`` if you are comfortable with
 always using the latest released version of ElastAlert 2.
 
 A properly configured config.yaml file must be mounted into the container during
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3ba07863..533abb7e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 base_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 setup(
     name='elastalert2',
-    version='2.8.0',
+    version='2.9.0',
     description='Automated rule-based alerting for Elasticsearch',
     long_description=open('README.md').read(),
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",