diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index cf2c4c7..ec71eba 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 * Removed test dependency on sqlite, using nose instead.
 * Marked known-broken tests using nose's mechanism (most of these are not broken but are simply run in the incorrect context, such as threading-related tests that are incompatible with the libevent hub).
 * Remove copied code from python standard libs (in tests).
+* Added eventlet.patcher which can be used to import "greened" modules.
 
 0.8.16
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diff --git a/eventlet/__init__.py b/eventlet/__init__.py
index be3a322..ea5e5d0 100644
--- a/eventlet/__init__.py
+++ b/eventlet/__init__.py
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
-version_info = (0, 9, '0pre')
+version_info = (0, 9, '0')
 __version__ = '%s.%s.%s' % version_info