Nex release will be 2.9.0.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 46b369f..f7b1c79 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
     <commons.module.name>org.apache.commons.pool2</commons.module.name>
     <commons.rc.version>RC1</commons.rc.version>
     <!-- Java 8 -->
-    <commons.release.version>2.8.1</commons.release.version>
+    <commons.release.version>2.9.0</commons.release.version>
     <commons.release.desc>(Java 8)</commons.release.desc>
     <!-- Java 7 -->
     <commons.release.2.version>2.6.2</commons.release.2.version>
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
     <spotbugs.impl.version>4.1.2</spotbugs.impl.version>
 
     <!-- Commons Release Plugin -->
-    <commons.bc.version>2.8.0</commons.bc.version>
+    <commons.bc.version>2.8.1</commons.bc.version>
     <commons.release.isDistModule>true</commons.release.isDistModule>
     <commons.releaseManagerName>Gary Gregory</commons.releaseManagerName>    
     <commons.releaseManagerKey>86fdc7e2a11262cb</commons.releaseManagerKey>