diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a97d7a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+0.9 (2016-02-21)
+----------------
+
+* Signal handlers can now be disabled if you want to run inside a thread
+  (e.g. inside Django autoreloader)
+
+* Logging hooks that can be used to allow calling code to show requests
+  and other events.
+
+* Headers are now transmitted for websocket.connect
+
+* http.disconnect messages are now sent
+
+* Request handling speed significantly improved 
diff --git a/daphne/__init__.py b/daphne/__init__.py
index deded32..824978d 100755
--- a/daphne/__init__.py
+++ b/daphne/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.8.2"
+__version__ = "0.9"