diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java
index b0b19c830..8ceb09baa 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class CoreVersion {
      *  Otherwise, the same as PUBLISHED_VERSION.
      *  RouterVersion.FULL_VERSION is suggested for display to the user.
      */
-    public final static String VERSION = "2.8.2";
+    public final static String VERSION = "2.9.0";
 
     /**
      *  The version published in the netdb via StatisticsManager.
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class CoreVersion {
      *
      *  @since 0.9.46
      */
-    public final static String PUBLISHED_VERSION = "0.9.65";
+    public final static String PUBLISHED_VERSION = "0.9.66";
 
     /**
      *  For Vuze.
diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index 2f6f86799..015b6c7c6 100644
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+2025-03-29 2.9.0 (API 0.9.66) released
+
 2025-05-30 zzz
  * Pull translations from Transifex
 
diff --git a/installer/install.xml b/installer/install.xml
index 36d9275ed..01f903415 100644
--- a/installer/install.xml
+++ b/installer/install.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <info>
         <appname>i2p</appname>
-        <appversion>2.8.2</appversion>
+        <appversion>2.9.0</appversion>
         <authors>
             <author name="I2P" email="https://geti2p.net/"/>
         </authors>
diff --git a/installer/install5.xml b/installer/install5.xml
index c1ab49748..1c6b00aba 100644
--- a/installer/install5.xml
+++ b/installer/install5.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
     <info>
         <appname>i2p</appname>
-        <appversion>2.8.2</appversion>
+        <appversion>2.9.0</appversion>
         <authors>
             <author name="I2P" email="https://geti2p.net/"/>
         </authors>
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
index 60e19a327..1984cf18c 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ public class RouterVersion {
     public final static String ID = "Git";
     public final static String VERSION = CoreVersion.VERSION;
     /** for example: "beta", "alpha", "rc" */
-    public final static String QUALIFIER = "-rc";
-    public final static long BUILD = 10;
+    public final static String QUALIFIER = "";
+    public final static long BUILD = 0;
     /** for example "-test" */
     public final static String EXTRA = "";
     public final static String FULL_VERSION = VERSION + "-" + BUILD + QUALIFIER + EXTRA;