Prepare for 2.9.0 release
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION b/release-notes/VERSION
index 36ffd1f..6792988 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 === Releases === 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-2.9.0 (not yet released)
+2.9.0 (30-Jul-2017)
 
 #219: SqlDateSerializer does not obey SerializationConfig.Feature.WRITE_DATES_AS_TIMESTAMPS
  (reported by BrentDouglas@github)