diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 63fa61a6..a54d1e3c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 
 - Merge in temp branches for v2.4 [\#897](https://github.com/jrnl-org/jrnl/pull/897) ([wren](https://github.com/wren))
 
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- Fix Python 3.9 incompatibility by updating plistlib [\#909](https://github.com/jrnl-org/jrnl/pull/909) ([MinchinWeb](https://github.com/MinchinWeb))
+- Fix typo in YAML exporter \("stared" -\> "starred"\) [\#907](https://github.com/jrnl-org/jrnl/pull/907) ([MinchinWeb](https://github.com/MinchinWeb))
+
 **Build:**
 
 - Update Poetry requirements for testing latest Python version [\#898](https://github.com/jrnl-org/jrnl/pull/898) ([wren](https://github.com/wren))
diff --git a/features/exporting.feature b/features/exporting.feature
index 5705fda1..89abfd0e 100644
--- a/features/exporting.feature
+++ b/features/exporting.feature
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ Feature: Exporting a Journal
         """
         title: I have an @idea:
         date: 2013-04-09 15:39
-        stared: False
+        starred: False
         tags: idea, journal
 
         (1) write a command line @journal software
diff --git a/features/regression.feature b/features/regression.feature
index ac555aab..23e3b39e 100644
--- a/features/regression.feature
+++ b/features/regression.feature
@@ -159,3 +159,10 @@ Feature: Zapped bugs should stay dead.
         tags:
 
         """
+
+    @deployment_tests
+    Scenario: Version numbers should stay in sync
+        Given we use the config "basic.yaml"
+        When we run "jrnl --version"
+        Then we should get no error
+        Then the output should contain pyproject.toml version
diff --git a/features/steps/core.py b/features/steps/core.py
index 36b6573a..6eebd575 100644
--- a/features/steps/core.py
+++ b/features/steps/core.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import keyring
 import tzlocal
 import shlex
 import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+import toml
 
 consts = pdt.Constants(usePyICU=False)
 consts.DOWParseStyle = -1  # Prefers past weekdays
@@ -207,6 +209,15 @@ def check_output_time_inline(context, text):
     assert output_date in out, output_date
 
 
+@then("the output should contain pyproject.toml version")
+def check_output_version_inline(context):
+    out = context.stdout_capture.getvalue()
+    pyproject = (Path(__file__) / ".." / ".." / ".." / "pyproject.toml").resolve()
+    pyproject_contents = toml.load(pyproject)
+    pyproject_version = pyproject_contents["tool"]["poetry"]["version"]
+    assert pyproject_version in out, pyproject_version
+
+
 @then("the output should contain")
 @then('the output should contain "{text}"')
 @then('the output should contain "{text}" or "{text2}"')
diff --git a/jrnl/DayOneJournal.py b/jrnl/DayOneJournal.py
index 8e8b2cd0..af82333c 100644
--- a/jrnl/DayOneJournal.py
+++ b/jrnl/DayOneJournal.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import re
 from datetime import datetime
 import time
 import fnmatch
+from pathlib import Path
 import plistlib
 import pytz
 import uuid
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ class DayOne(Journal.Journal):
         for filename in filenames:
             with open(filename, "rb") as plist_entry:
                 try:
-                    dict_entry = plistlib.readPlist(plist_entry)
+                    dict_entry = plistlib.load(plist_entry, fmt=plistlib.FMT_XML)
                 except self.PLIST_EXCEPTIONS:
                     pass
                 else:
@@ -84,8 +85,10 @@ class DayOne(Journal.Journal):
                 if not hasattr(entry, "uuid"):
                     entry.uuid = uuid.uuid1().hex
 
-                filename = os.path.join(
-                    self.config["journal"], "entries", entry.uuid.upper() + ".doentry"
+                fn = (
+                    Path(self.config["journal"])
+                    / "entries"
+                    / (entry.uuid.upper() + ".doentry")
                 )
 
                 entry_plist = {
@@ -99,7 +102,9 @@ class DayOne(Journal.Journal):
                         for tag in entry.tags
                     ],
                 }
-                plistlib.writePlist(entry_plist, filename)
+                # plistlib expects a binary object
+                with fn.open(mode="wb") as f:
+                    plistlib.dump(entry_plist, f, fmt=plistlib.FMT_XML, sort_keys=False)
         for entry in self._deleted_entries:
             filename = os.path.join(
                 self.config["journal"], "entries", entry.uuid + ".doentry"
diff --git a/jrnl/plugins/yaml_exporter.py b/jrnl/plugins/yaml_exporter.py
index 47f92263..5c138afc 100644
--- a/jrnl/plugins/yaml_exporter.py
+++ b/jrnl/plugins/yaml_exporter.py
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@ class YAMLExporter(TextExporter):
         # source directory is  entry.journal.config['journal']
         # output directory is...?
 
-        return "title: {title}\ndate: {date}\nstared: {stared}\ntags: {tags}\n{dayone} {body} {space}".format(
+        return "title: {title}\ndate: {date}\nstarred: {starred}\ntags: {tags}\n{dayone} {body} {space}".format(
             date=date_str,
             title=entry.title,
-            stared=entry.starred,
+            starred=entry.starred,
             tags=", ".join([tag[1:] for tag in entry.tags]),
             dayone=dayone_attributes,
             body=newbody,
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 65356424..88eb5b3f 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ docs = ["sphinx", "jaraco.packaging (>=3.2)", "rst.linker (>=1.9)"]
 testing = ["jaraco.itertools", "func-timeout"]
 
 [metadata]
-content-hash = "17cf8d4cf5a772217160daf312f590901dea4a3f5545d003035f3fb713a70f07"
+content-hash = "afeb906a1ba51bc9fc4e8c19c0b2c63bb5c9529697c9496d6edb64b509da9e0f"
 python-versions = ">=3.6.0, <3.9.0"
 
 [metadata.files]
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 20f2c306..2a52a7e0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ behave = "^1.2"
 mkdocs = "^1.0"
 flake8 = "^3.7"
 black = {version = "^19.10b0",allow-prereleases = true}
+toml = "^0.10.0"
 
 [tool.poetry.scripts]
 jrnl = 'jrnl.cli:run'