diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 5a44c12..9f87ca2 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+002.009 (2024-10-19)
+====================
+
+There are no user-visible changes in this release.
+
 002.008 (2024-10-05)
 ====================
 
diff --git a/bedstead.c b/bedstead.c
index c0c97bc..6759768 100644
--- a/bedstead.c
+++ b/bedstead.c
@@ -2809,7 +2809,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	printf("Weight:%s\n", weight->suffix[0] ? weight->suffix : " Medium");
 	printf("OS2_WeightWidthSlopeOnly: 1\n");
 	printf("Copyright: Dedicated to the public domain\n");
-	printf("Version: 002.008\n");
+	printf("Version: 002.009\n");
 	printf("ItalicAngle: 0\n");
 	printf("UnderlinePosition: %g\n", (double)(-3 * YPIX / 2));
 	printf("UnderlineWidth: %g\n", (double)(YPIX));
diff --git a/index.xhtml b/index.xhtml
index 079fc29..9f6cf20 100644
--- a/index.xhtml
+++ b/index.xhtml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
     <h2>Downloads</h2>
     
     <ul>
-      <li><a href="bedstead-002.008.zip"><code>bedstead-002.008.zip</code></a>
+      <li><a href="bedstead-002.009.zip"><code>bedstead-002.009.zip</code></a>
 	– Full source and binary distribution containing everything
 	below and more.</li>
       <li><a href="NEWS"><code>NEWS</code></a> – Release notes summarizing