diff --git a/.markdown-link-check.json b/.markdown-link-check.json
index 6acb9b07b..0cab66454 100644
--- a/.markdown-link-check.json
+++ b/.markdown-link-check.json
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
     },
     {
       "pattern": "https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v10/using-npm/scripts#prepare-and-prepublish"
-    },
-    {
-      "pattern": "https://www.docsy.dev/blog/2024/0.9.0/"
     }
   ],
   "timeout": "3s",
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0f9e0eba4..a01af8e62 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ Useful links:
 
 ## 0.9.0
 
-> ### UNRELEASED: this planned version is still under development
-
 For an introduction and commentary, see the [0.9.0 release report]. For the full
 list of commits, see the [0.9.0] release notes. The most significant changes of
 this release are listed next.
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 2c6277a1b..aef208448 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -57,19 +57,21 @@ repo.
     dependencies.
 5.  **Submit a PR with your changes**, using a title like "Release v0.X.Y
     preparation".
-6.  **Get PR approved and merged**.
-7.  **Pull in `main`** to get the last PR.
-8.  **Ensure** that you're:
+6.  **Test the PR** branch from selected sites, and push any required
+    adjustments.
+7.  **Get PR approved and merged**.
+8.  **Pull in `main`** to get the last PR.
+9.  **Ensure** that you're:
     - On the default branch, `main`
     - At the commit that you want to tag as v0.X.Y
-9.  **Create tags** for v0.X.Y:
+10. **Create tags** for v0.X.Y:
 
     ```sh
     REL=v0.X.Y
     git tag $REL
     ```
 
-10. **Push the new tags** to the main repo, which is named `upstream` in the
+11. **Push the new tags** to the main repo, which is named `upstream` in the
     following example:
 
     ```console
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ repo.
     * [new tag]         v0.X.Y -> v0.X.Y
     ```
 
-11. **[Draft a new release][]** using GitHub web; fill in the fields as follows:
+12. **[Draft a new release][]** using GitHub web; fill in the fields as follows:
 
     - From the **release/tag dropdown**: Select the new release tag that you
       just pushed, v0.X.Y.
@@ -96,9 +98,9 @@ repo.
 
     - Select **Create a discussion for this release**.
 
-12. **Publish the release**: click _Publish release_.
-13. Test the release with a downstream project, such as [docsy-example].
-14. If you find issues, determine whether they need to be fixed immediately. If
+13. **Publish the release**: click _Publish release_.
+14. Test the release with a downstream project, such as [docsy-example].
+15. If you find issues, determine whether they need to be fixed immediately. If
     so, get fixes submitted, reviewed and approved. Then publish a dot release:
     go back to step 1.
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3184ff764..8b24cff01 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "docsy",
-  "version": "0.9.0-dev.0-unreleased",
+  "version": "0.9.0",
   "repository": "github:google/docsy",
   "homepage": "https://www.docsy.dev",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
diff --git a/userguide/content/en/blog/2024/0.9.0.md b/userguide/content/en/blog/2024/0.9.0.md
index 5fde7615e..ca31684e5 100644
--- a/userguide/content/en/blog/2024/0.9.0.md
+++ b/userguide/content/en/blog/2024/0.9.0.md
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ that the necessary [functions] became available. For details, see:
 
 We're convinced that Lisa's fix has squashed repo-link bugs for good!
 
-As mentioned in the [CHANGELOG][0.9.0], this is a **breaking change** for sites
-that use mounts and that have pages configured with
+As mentioned in the [CHANGELOG][CL@0.9.0], this is a **breaking change** for
+sites that use mounts and that have pages configured with
 [path_base_for_github_subdir].
 
 As can be seen from [Repository / page-meta link fixes and improvements
diff --git a/userguide/hugo.yaml b/userguide/hugo.yaml
index 26eb4694c..3c78dbcc6 100644
--- a/userguide/hugo.yaml
+++ b/userguide/hugo.yaml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ params:
   privacy_policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
   version_menu: Releases
   archived_version: false
-  version: 0.8.0
+  version: 0.9.0
   url_latest_version: https://example.com
   github_repo: https://github.com/google/docsy
   github_project_repo: https://github.com/google/docsy