diff --git a/Release notes.md b/Release notes.md
index 061c990f..175116a0 100644
--- a/Release notes.md	
+++ b/Release notes.md	
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-1.8
+1.9
+- Fix #51: Designer files are not created after modification of resources.
+- Fix target culture selection in translation view.
+- Fix: preserve comments in WinForms designer resources
+
+1.8
 - Fix #44: avoid reporting errors when items are not available
 - Fix #48: extend default list of file extensions for web projects
 - Fix #46: Make languages scroll vertically if panel size exceeds container size
diff --git a/ResXManager.VSIX/source.extension.vsixmanifest b/ResXManager.VSIX/source.extension.vsixmanifest
index fe35abc5..5f63be2a 100644
--- a/ResXManager.VSIX/source.extension.vsixmanifest
+++ b/ResXManager.VSIX/source.extension.vsixmanifest
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <PackageManifest Version="2.0.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vsx-schema/2011" xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vsx-schema-design/2011">
   <Metadata>
-    <Identity Id="43b35fe0-1f30-48de-887a-68256474202a" Version="1.8.0.0" Language="en-US" Publisher="tom-englert.de" />
+    <Identity Id="43b35fe0-1f30-48de-887a-68256474202a" Version="1.9.0.0" Language="en-US" Publisher="tom-englert.de" />
     <DisplayName>ResXManager</DisplayName>
     <Description xml:space="preserve">The most popular tool to localize and manage all kind of applications with resx-based resources. Shows all resources of a solution and let's you edit the strings and their localizations in a well-arranged data grid.</Description>
     <MoreInfo>https://github.com/tom-englert/ResXResourceManager</MoreInfo>
diff --git a/ResXManager/ResXManager.csproj b/ResXManager/ResXManager.csproj
index c8e241bf..94dc14c0 100644
--- a/ResXManager/ResXManager.csproj
+++ b/ResXManager/ResXManager.csproj
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     <ProductName>ResX Resource Manager</ProductName>
     <PublisherName>tom-englert.de</PublisherName>
     <ApplicationRevision>0</ApplicationRevision>
-    <ApplicationVersion>1.8.0.0</ApplicationVersion>
+    <ApplicationVersion>1.9.0.0</ApplicationVersion>
     <UseApplicationTrust>false</UseApplicationTrust>
     <PublishWizardCompleted>true</PublishWizardCompleted>
     <BootstrapperEnabled>true</BootstrapperEnabled>
diff --git a/Version.cs b/Version.cs
index b7ce90c8..ef8a1468 100644
--- a/Version.cs
+++ b/Version.cs
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 
 internal static class Product
 {
-    public const string Version = "1.8.0.0";
+    public const string Version = "1.9.0.0";
 }