diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 6fc02ad..04f3105 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 News
 ====
 
+2.1.9 - Wild Radish
+-------------------
+
+* Specify versions for dependencies
+* Move WSGI initialization into module
+* Check if ``REPORT`` method is actually supported
+* Include ``rights`` file in source distribution
+* Specify ``md5`` and ``bcrypt`` as extras
+* Improve logging messages
+* Windows: Fix crash when item path is a directory
+
 2.1.8 - Wild Radish
 -------------------
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 33dadab..54debe2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ from setuptools import setup
 
 # When the version is updated, a new section in the NEWS.md file must be
 # added too.
-VERSION = "2.1.8"
+VERSION = "2.1.9"
 WEB_FILES = ["web/css/icon.png", "web/css/main.css", "web/fn.js",
              "web/index.html"]