diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3fabcc607..ccd4f170a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+## 2.9.1
+
+### Fixes
+This release fixes a longstanding issue where `ginkgo -coverpkg=./...` would not work.  This is now resolved and fixes [#1161](https://github.com/onsi/ginkgo/issues/1161) and [#995](https://github.com/onsi/ginkgo/issues/995)
+- Support -coverpkg=./... [26ca1b5]
+- document coverpkg a bit more clearly [fc44c3b]
+
+### Maintenance
+- bump various dependencies
+- Improve Documentation and fix typo (#1158) [93de676]
+
 ## 2.9.0
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/types/version.go b/types/version.go
index 03c0a5b26..0fb1054f5 100644
--- a/types/version.go
+++ b/types/version.go
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 package types
 
-const VERSION = "2.9.0"
+const VERSION = "2.9.1"