diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f3d46c6c..868e5fc5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ Add a dependency as follows for maven:
     <dependency>
         <groupId>com.comcast.money</groupId>
         <artifactId>money-core</artifactId>
-        <version>0.8.8</version>
+        <version>0.8.9</version>
     </dependency>
 ``` 
 
diff --git a/project/MoneyBuild.scala b/project/MoneyBuild.scala
index b0fe91c3..160e6d64 100644
--- a/project/MoneyBuild.scala
+++ b/project/MoneyBuild.scala
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ object MoneyBuild extends Build {
 
   def basicSettings =  Defaults.itSettings ++ SbtScalariform.scalariformSettings ++ Seq(
     organization := "com.comcast.money",
-    version := "0.8.9-SNAPSHOT",
+    version := "0.8.9",
     crossScalaVersions := Seq("2.10.6", "2.11.7"),
     scalaVersion := "2.10.6",
     resolvers ++= Seq(
diff --git a/samples/samples-play/build.sbt b/samples/samples-play/build.sbt
index b24c8c98..0991b4d5 100644
--- a/samples/samples-play/build.sbt
+++ b/samples/samples-play/build.sbt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   ws
 )
 
-libraryDependencies += "com.comcast.money" %% "money-core" % "0.8.9-SNAPSHOT"
+libraryDependencies += "com.comcast.money" %% "money-core" % "0.8.9"
 
 fork in run := true
 
diff --git a/samples/samples-springmvc/pom.xml b/samples/samples-springmvc/pom.xml
index cba40b5e..cf6e1ce4 100644
--- a/samples/samples-springmvc/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/samples-springmvc/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         <jackson.version>2.2.3</jackson.version>
         <jetty.version>8.1.5.v20120716</jetty.version>
         <jetty.jsp.version>8.1.4.v20120524</jetty.jsp.version>
-        <money.version>0.8.9-SNAPSHOT</money.version>
+        <money.version>0.8.9</money.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>