diff --git a/RELEASE b/RELEASE
index 60c91533..6895e5e0 100644
--- a/RELEASE
+++ b/RELEASE
@@ -1 +1 @@
-oxygen
+fluorine
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a3df0a69..ac39a106 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.8.0
+0.9.0