diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e47303b4bc..ebf0889bb3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## UNRELEASED
+## 1.8.9 (March 04, 2021)
 
 IMPROVEMENTS:
 
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index a58e7a6346..7c485891e7 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ var (
 	// A pre-release marker for the version. If this is "" (empty string)
 	// then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this is a pre-release
 	// such as "dev" (in development), "beta", "rc1", etc.
-	VersionPrerelease = "dev"
+	VersionPrerelease = ""
 )
 
 // GetHumanVersion composes the parts of the version in a way that's suitable
diff --git a/website/data/version.js b/website/data/version.js
index 99eb16e831..bae9682ff0 100644
--- a/website/data/version.js
+++ b/website/data/version.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export default '1.8.8'
+export default '1.8.9'