From c9035795c7323e014cd144a28f0aa8d5ec94468c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Neil Booth <kyuupichan@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2016 08:56:05 +0900
Subject: [PATCH] Prepare 0.8.9

---
 RELEASE-NOTES     | 6 ++++++
 server/version.py | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index 8f532cb..a4089ff 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+version 0.8.9
+-------------
+
+- RPC groups and sessions calls improved
+- issues fixed: #62, #68  (slow socket closing, IRC)
+
 version 0.8.8
 -------------
 
diff --git a/server/version.py b/server/version.py
index e9d2f68..7f649f1 100644
--- a/server/version.py
+++ b/server/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = "ElectrumX 0.8.8a"
+VERSION = "ElectrumX 0.8.9"