diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index eca46fdef..e44b6dc76 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 ## RELEASE NOTES
 
+### Version 1.9.0 - January xx, 2015
+
+**Enhancement**
+- **Icon** - Added woff2 icon files for supported browsers (20% file-size decrease) **Thanks FontAwesome**
+- **Icon** - Added new icons aliases for icons from Font Awesome 4.3
+- **Form** - Input rules now apply to `input[type="time"]`
+
+**Bugs**
+- **Dropdown** - Upward dropdown now has upward arrow icon
+
 ### Version 1.8.1 - January 26, 2015
 
 **Bugs**
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d2e43e6b1..cb9c0a54f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "semantic-ui",
-  "version": "1.8.1",
+  "version": "1.9.0",
   "title": "Semantic UI",
   "description": "Semantic empowers designers and developers by creating a shared vocabulary for UI.",
   "homepage": "http://www.semantic-ui.com",