diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 302a6546..57c306b7 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-1.8.9.dev0
+1.8.9
  * #311: Add custom dump/restore command options for MySQL and MariaDB.
  * #811: Add an "access_token" option to the ntfy monitoring hook for authenticating
    without username/password.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d069cb19..2c77d315 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
-VERSION = '1.8.9.dev0'
+VERSION = '1.8.9'
 
 
 setup(