diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 8f74c244..fda597d6 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,21 +1,9 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
-5.0.9 (unreleased)
+5.0.9 (2023-09-24)
 ------------------
 
-Minor changes:
-
-- ...
-
-Breaking changes:
-
-- ...
-
-New features:
-
-- ...
-
 Bug fixes:
 
 - PERIOD values now set the timezone of their start and end. #556
@@ -33,14 +21,6 @@ Minor changes:
 - Updated about.rst for issue #527
 - Avoid ``vText.__repr__`` BytesWarning.
 
-Breaking changes:
-
-- ...
-
-New features:
-
-- ...
-
 Bug fixes:
 
 - Calendar components are now properly compared
diff --git a/docs/install.rst b/docs/install.rst
index d6a36583..fa66a0f8 100644
--- a/docs/install.rst
+++ b/docs/install.rst
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Try it out:
     Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
     >>> import icalendar
     >>> icalendar.__version__
-    '5.0.8'
+    '5.0.9'
 
 Building the documentation locally
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/src/icalendar/__init__.py b/src/icalendar/__init__.py
index a0a68a19..191cd823 100644
--- a/src/icalendar/__init__.py
+++ b/src/icalendar/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '5.0.8'
+__version__ = '5.0.9'
 
 from icalendar.cal import (
     Calendar,