diff --git a/LATEST-VERSION.txt b/LATEST-VERSION.txt
index 804a616da..295e37c0e 100644
--- a/LATEST-VERSION.txt
+++ b/LATEST-VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.8.0
+v1.9.0
diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index 83a32fd71..8b1378917 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
 
-- Add `--use-github-storage` to `gh [gei|bbs2gh] migrate-repo` command to support uploading to a GitHub owned storage
-- Add `--use-github-storage` to `gh [gei|bbs2gh] generate-script` command to support uploading to a GitHub owned storage
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/releasenotes/v1.9.0.md b/releasenotes/v1.9.0.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8f3f26f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/v1.9.0.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+- Add `--use-github-storage` to `gh [gei|bbs2gh] migrate-repo` command to support uploading to a GitHub owned storage
+- Add `--use-github-storage` to `gh [gei|bbs2gh] generate-script` command to support uploading to a GitHub owned storage