diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4c3718ce..30d5163d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021-2023 Graeme Gott <graeme@gottcode.org>
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021-2024 Graeme Gott <graeme@gottcode.org>
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
 # Configure project
-project(focuswriter VERSION 1.8.8 LANGUAGES CXX)
+project(focuswriter VERSION 1.8.9 LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 set(project_copyright "2008-2024 Graeme Gott")
 
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6818efc4..f860f188 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+1.8.9
+-----
+* FIXED: Slow loading of themes.
+* FIXED: Font did not update in theme preview.
+* FIXED: Alert expander invisible with monochrome icon themes.
+* FIXED: Incorrect icons in monochrome icon themes.
+* Translation updates: Estonian, Marathi.
+
 1.8.8
 -----
 * FIXED: Broken backgrounds in Windows dark theme.
diff --git a/mac_deploy.sh b/mac_deploy.sh
index c5d240fb..4d631c5a 100755
--- a/mac_deploy.sh
+++ b/mac_deploy.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 APP='FocusWriter'
 BUNDLE="$APP.app"
-VERSION='1.8.8'
+VERSION='1.8.9'
 
 # Locate deployment script
 BIN_DIR=$(pwd)
diff --git a/resources/unix/focuswriter.1 b/resources/unix/focuswriter.1
index 8a2de30b..c8dfd57b 100644
--- a/resources/unix/focuswriter.1
+++ b/resources/unix/focuswriter.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH FOCUSWRITER 1 "May 2024" "FocusWriter 1.8.8" "General Commands Manual"
+.TH FOCUSWRITER 1 "October 2024" "FocusWriter 1.8.9" "General Commands Manual"
 
 .SH "NAME"
 focuswriter \- fullscreen word processor
diff --git a/resources/unix/focuswriter.appdata.xml b/resources/unix/focuswriter.appdata.xml
index 7be98215..707e6a98 100644
--- a/resources/unix/focuswriter.appdata.xml
+++ b/resources/unix/focuswriter.appdata.xml
@@ -252,6 +252,17 @@
   <content_rating type="oars-1.1"/>
 
   <releases>
+    <release version="1.8.9" date="2024-10-11">
+      <description>
+        <ul>
+          <li>FIXED: Slow loading of themes</li>
+          <li>FIXED: Font did not update in theme preview</li>
+          <li>FIXED: Alert expander invisible with monochrome icon themes</li>
+          <li>FIXED: Incorrect icons in monochrome icon themes</li>
+          <li>Translation updates: Estonian, Marathi.</li>
+        </ul>
+      </description>
+    </release>
     <release version="1.8.8" date="2024-05-21">
       <description>
         <ul>
diff --git a/resources/windows/installer.nsi b/resources/windows/installer.nsi
index 435878b2..7fbc9097 100644
--- a/resources/windows/installer.nsi
+++ b/resources/windows/installer.nsi
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 !define APPNAME "FocusWriter"
 !define VERSIONMAJOR 1
 !define VERSIONMINOR 8
-!define VERSIONPATCH 8
+!define VERSIONPATCH 9
 !define APPVERSION "${VERSIONMAJOR}.${VERSIONMINOR}.${VERSIONPATCH}"
 !define ABOUTURL "https://gottcode.org/focuswriter/"
 
diff --git a/windows_deploy.bat b/windows_deploy.bat
index d04b89a4..57188b23 100644
--- a/windows_deploy.bat
+++ b/windows_deploy.bat
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 SET SRCDIR=..\focuswriter
 SET APP=FocusWriter
-SET VERSION=1.8.8
+SET VERSION=1.8.9
 
 ECHO Copying executable
 MKDIR %SRCDIR%\%APP%