diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index bcb3bbe2..cdcac4b2 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Type: Package
 Package: metR
 Language: en-GB
 Title: Tools for Easier Analysis of Meteorological Fields
-Version: 0.8.9000
+Version: 0.9.0
 Authors@R: 
     c(person(given = "Elio",
            family = "Campitelli",
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 55e3f6cb..0422c04d 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# metR 0.9.9000
+# metR 0.9.0
 
 ## New Features