diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index dda94341..abee6fd7 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+1.8.9.dev0
+ * Clarify documentation about restoring a database: borgmatic does not create the database upon
+   restore.
+
 1.8.8
  * #370: For the PostgreSQL hook, pass the "PGSSLMODE" environment variable through to Borg when the
    database's configuration omits the "ssl_mode" option.
diff --git a/docs/how-to/backup-your-databases.md b/docs/how-to/backup-your-databases.md
index f4508356..64db6cfd 100644
--- a/docs/how-to/backup-your-databases.md
+++ b/docs/how-to/backup-your-databases.md
@@ -262,6 +262,10 @@ systems that you'd like supported.
 
 ## Database restoration
 
+When you want to replace an existing database with its backed-up contents, you
+can restore it with borgmatic. Note that the database must already exist;
+borgmatic does not currently create a database upon restore.
+
 To restore a database dump from an archive, use the `borgmatic restore`
 action. But the first step is to figure out which archive to restore from. A
 good way to do that is to use the `rlist` action:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1a24f5a2..d069cb19 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
-VERSION = '1.8.8'
+VERSION = '1.8.9.dev0'
 
 
 setup(