diff --git a/kedro-airflow/RELEASE.md b/kedro-airflow/RELEASE.md
index 45aaab8a9..fa3ca9f09 100755
--- a/kedro-airflow/RELEASE.md
+++ b/kedro-airflow/RELEASE.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # Upcoming Release
+
+# Release 0.9.0
 * Sort DAGs to make sure `kedro airflow create` is deterministic.
 * Option to group MemoryDatasets in the same Airflow task (breaking change for custom template via `--jinja-file`).
 * Include the environment name in the DAG file name when different from the default.
diff --git a/kedro-airflow/kedro_airflow/__init__.py b/kedro-airflow/kedro_airflow/__init__.py
index 7a8570331..b344d90f0 100644
--- a/kedro-airflow/kedro_airflow/__init__.py
+++ b/kedro-airflow/kedro_airflow/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """Kedro plugin for running a project with Airflow."""
 
-__version__ = "0.8.0"
+__version__ = "0.9.0"