diff --git a/ccollect b/ccollect
index 679e3ca..01c5d05 100755
--- a/ccollect
+++ b/ccollect
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ TMP="$(mktemp "/tmp/${__myname}.XXXXXX")"
 export TMP
 CONTROL_PIPE="/tmp/${__myname}-control-pipe"
 
-VERSION="2.8"
-RELEASE="2019-11-26"
+VERSION="2.9"
+RELEASE="2020-05-25"
 HALF_VERSION="ccollect ${VERSION}"
 FULL_VERSION="ccollect ${VERSION} (${RELEASE})"
 
diff --git a/doc/ccollect.text b/doc/ccollect.text
index 84c326e..bc8326a 100644
--- a/doc/ccollect.text
+++ b/doc/ccollect.text
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ccollect - Installing, Configuring and Using
 ============================================
 Nico Schottelius <nico-ccollect__@__schottelius.org>
-2.8, for ccollect 2.8, Initial Version from 2006-01-13
+2.9, for ccollect 2.9, Initial Version from 2006-01-13
 :Author Initials: NS
 
 
diff --git a/doc/changes/next b/doc/changes/2.9
similarity index 100%
rename from doc/changes/next
rename to doc/changes/2.9