diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index a221bc48..e24fd633 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 Release History
 ===============
+2.9.0
+++++++
+* Support output flatten control in workspace editor (#368)
+* Fix read-only flag in generated code (#378) 
+
 2.8.0
 ++++++
 * Support enum extension (#366)
diff --git a/docs/_config.yml b/docs/_config.yml
index e7ebff81..7823b94d 100644
--- a/docs/_config.yml
+++ b/docs/_config.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ github:
 pypi: https://pypi.org/project/aaz-dev/
 
 # TODO: get version number from github
-version: v2.8.0
+version: v2.9.0
 
 # Build settings
 theme: minima
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index 04d72267..377ec126 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-_MAJOR, _MINOR, _PATCH, _SUFFIX = ("2", "8", "0", "")
+_MAJOR, _MINOR, _PATCH, _SUFFIX = ("2", "9", "0", "")
 
 # _PATCH: On main and in a nightly release the patch should be one ahead of the last released build.
 # _SUFFIX: This is mainly for nightly builds which have the suffix ".dev$DATE". See