diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b3629c27..c8c12a17 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ Changelog
 =========
 
 
+### 1.9 (July 21, 2014)
+
+* __1.9.0__ Improved: Greatly improved date parsing. Also added an `-on` option for filtering
+
 ### 1.8 (May 22, 2014)
 
 * __1.8.7__ Fixed: -from and -to filters are inclusive (thanks to @grplyler)
diff --git a/jrnl/__init__.py b/jrnl/__init__.py
index 516b60f5..b68d8ee8 100644
--- a/jrnl/__init__.py
+++ b/jrnl/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jrnl is a simple journal application for your command line.
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 __title__ = 'jrnl'
-__version__ = '1.8.7'
+__version__ = '1.9.0'
 __author__ = 'Manuel Ebert'
 __license__ = 'MIT License'
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2013 - 2014 Manuel Ebert'