prep for 2.9.0.0 release
diff --git a/.env b/.env
index ca8d8aa..29824cb 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-TAG=2.8.0.0
\ No newline at end of file
+TAG=2.9.0.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index df40520..b233f18 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@
 As of 2.5.0.1, we started adding a digit for Docker versions.  Going forward, we'll include
 a four digit version, where the first three are the Tika version and the last one is the docker version.
 As of 2.5.0.2, we started tagging release commits in our github repo.
+* 
+* 2.9.0.0 (28 August 2023)
+  * Initial release for Tika 2.9.0
 
 * 2.8.0.0 (15 May 2023)
   * Initial release for Tika 2.8.0
 
 
-* 2.7.0.1 (27 Mar 2023)
+* 2.7.0.1 (27 March 2023)
   * More efficient build process and final image size via @stumpylog on [pr#17](https://github.com/apache/tika-docker/pull).
 
 * 2.7.0.0 (6 Feb 2023)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 32e348e..a154d1d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@
 ## Available Tags
 
 Below are the most recent 2.x series tags:
-- `latest`, `2.8.0.0`: Apache Tika Server 2.7.0.0 (Minimal)
-- `latest-full`, `2.8.0.0-full`: Apache Tika Server 2.7.0.0 (Full)
+- `latest`, `2.9.0.0`: Apache Tika Server 2.7.0.0 (Minimal)
+- `latest-full`, `2.9.0.0-full`: Apache Tika Server 2.7.0.0 (Full)
+- `2.9.0.0`, `2.9.0.0`: Apache Tika Server 2.7.0.0 (Minimal)
+- `2.9.0.0`, `2.9.0.0-full`: Apache Tika Server 2.7.0.0 (Full)
 - `2.8.0.0`, `2.8.0.0`: Apache Tika Server 2.7.0.0 (Minimal)
 - `2.8.0.0`, `2.8.0.0-full`: Apache Tika Server 2.7.0.0 (Full)
 - `2.7.0.1`, `2.7.0.1`: Apache Tika Server 2.7.0.0 (Minimal)