diff --git a/windows8/VERSION b/windows8/VERSION
index 3af205c..c8e38b6 100644
--- a/windows8/VERSION
+++ b/windows8/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.9.0rc1
+2.9.0
diff --git a/windows8/cordova.js b/windows8/cordova.js
index d8293d8..40a3336 100644
--- a/windows8/cordova.js
+++ b/windows8/cordova.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ﻿// Platform: windows8
-// 2.9.0rc1-0-g002f33d
+// 2.9.0-0-g83dc4bd
 /*
  Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
  or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  under the License.
 */
 ;(function() {
-var CORDOVA_JS_BUILD_LABEL = '2.9.0rc1-0-g002f33d';
+var CORDOVA_JS_BUILD_LABEL = '2.9.0-0-g83dc4bd';
 // file: lib/scripts/require.js
 
 var require,
diff --git a/windows8/template/MyTemplate.vstemplate b/windows8/template/MyTemplate.vstemplate
index 01f7e6f..557c44c 100644
--- a/windows8/template/MyTemplate.vstemplate
+++ b/windows8/template/MyTemplate.vstemplate
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <VSTemplate Version="3.0.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vstemplate/2005" Type="Project">
   <TemplateData>
     <Name>CordovaAppWin8</Name>
-    <Description>CordovaAppWin8</Description>
+    <Description>CordovaAppWin8 2.9.0</Description>
     <ProjectType>JavaScript</ProjectType>
     <ProjectSubType>
     </ProjectSubType>
diff --git a/windows8/template/VERSION b/windows8/template/VERSION
index 3af205c..c8e38b6 100644
--- a/windows8/template/VERSION
+++ b/windows8/template/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.9.0rc1
+2.9.0
diff --git a/windows8/template/www/cordova.js b/windows8/template/www/cordova.js
index d8293d8..40a3336 100644
--- a/windows8/template/www/cordova.js
+++ b/windows8/template/www/cordova.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ﻿// Platform: windows8
-// 2.9.0rc1-0-g002f33d
+// 2.9.0-0-g83dc4bd
 /*
  Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
  or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  under the License.
 */
 ;(function() {
-var CORDOVA_JS_BUILD_LABEL = '2.9.0rc1-0-g002f33d';
+var CORDOVA_JS_BUILD_LABEL = '2.9.0-0-g83dc4bd';
 // file: lib/scripts/require.js
 
 var require,