bump versions
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 435d4a0..20c26a8 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
<property name="debuglevel" value="source,lines,vars"/>
<!-- default version and SCM information -->
- <property name="base.version" value="2.1.8"/>
+ <property name="base.version" value="2.1.9"/>
<property name="scm.connection" value="scm:git://git.apache.org/cassandra.git"/>
<property name="scm.developerConnection" value="scm:git://git.apache.org/cassandra.git"/>
<property name="scm.url" value="http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cassandra.git;a=tree"/>
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a540f38..09629a6 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+cassandra (2.1.9) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+ * New release
+
+ -- Jake Luciani <jake@apache.org> Tue, 25 Aug 2015 09:32:27 -0400
+
cassandra (2.1.8) unstable; urgency=medium
* New release
