diff --git a/cubicweb-link.spec b/cubicweb-link.spec
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--- a/cubicweb-link.spec
+++ b/cubicweb-link.spec
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 %{!?_python_sitelib: %define _python_sitelib %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()")}
 
 Name:           cubicweb-link
-Version:        1.8.0
+Version:        1.9.0
 Release:        logilab.1%{?dist}
 Summary:        link component for the CubicWeb framework
 Group:          Applications/Internet
diff --git a/cubicweb_link/__pkginfo__.py b/cubicweb_link/__pkginfo__.py
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--- a/cubicweb_link/__pkginfo__.py
+++ b/cubicweb_link/__pkginfo__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 modname = 'link'
 distname = "cubicweb-%s" % modname
 
-numversion = (1, 8, 0)
+numversion = (1, 9, 0)
 version = '.'.join(str(num) for num in numversion)
 
 license = 'LGPL'
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
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--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+cubicweb-link (1.9.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * new upstream release
+
+ -- Adrien Di Mascio <adrien.dimascio@logilab.fr>  Mon, 03 Sep 2018 11:46:54 +0200
+
 cubicweb-link (1.8.0-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * new upstream release