diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dd13738f94..b2e85783ea 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 Change Log
 ==========
 
+Version 2.9.0 *(2020-05-20)*
+----------------------------
+
+ * New: RxJava 3 adapter!
+
+   The Maven coordinates are `com.squareup.retrofit2:rxjava3-adapter`.
+
+   Unlike the RxJava 1 and RxJava 2 adapters, the RxJava 3 adapter's `create()` method will produce asynchronous HTTP requests by default. For synchronous requests use `createSynchronous()` and for synchronous on a scheduler use `createWithScheduler(..)`.
+
+
 Version 2.8.2 *(2020-05-18)*
 ----------------------------
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2f1bd59f1d..276d8db77a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ For more information please see [the website][1].
 Download
 --------
 
-Download [the latest JAR][2] or grab from Maven central at the coordinates `com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:2.8.2`.
+Download [the latest JAR][2] or grab from Maven central at the coordinates `com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:2.9.0`.
 
 Snapshots of the development version are available in [Sonatype's `snapshots` repository][snap].
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 2efc551a2c..55c62de340 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 GROUP=com.squareup.retrofit2
-VERSION_NAME=2.9.0-SNAPSHOT
+VERSION_NAME=2.9.0
 
 POM_URL=https://github.com/square/retrofit
 POM_SCM_URL=https://github.com/square/retrofit/