diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fe304c76..32bbb04a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ The sections should follow the order `Packaging`, `Added`, `Changed`, `Fixed` an
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
-## 0.9.0-dev
+## 0.9.0-rc1
 
 ### Packaging
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f28b36ee..84738edb 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
 # It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 3
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ab_glyph_rasterizer"
 version = "0.1.4"
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ checksum = "aae1277d39aeec15cb388266ecc24b11c80469deae6067e17a1a7aa9e5c1f234"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alacritty"
-version = "0.9.0-dev"
+version = "0.9.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "alacritty_config_derive",
  "alacritty_terminal",
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alacritty_terminal"
-version = "0.13.1-dev"
+version = "0.15.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "alacritty_config_derive",
  "base64",
@@ -159,9 +161,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
-version = "1.0.68"
+version = "1.0.69"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4a72c244c1ff497a746a7e1fb3d14bd08420ecda70c8f25c7112f2781652d787"
+checksum = "e70cc2f62c6ce1868963827bd677764c62d07c3d9a3e1fb1177ee1a9ab199eb2"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cfg-if"
@@ -840,9 +842,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "instant"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "61124eeebbd69b8190558df225adf7e4caafce0d743919e5d6b19652314ec5ec"
+checksum = "bee0328b1209d157ef001c94dd85b4f8f64139adb0eac2659f4b08382b2f474d"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
 ]
diff --git a/alacritty/Cargo.toml b/alacritty/Cargo.toml
index 09acaf8d..bb2f3e01 100644
--- a/alacritty/Cargo.toml
+++ b/alacritty/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "alacritty"
-version = "0.9.0-dev"
+version = "0.9.0-rc1"
 authors = ["Christian Duerr <contact@christianduerr.com>", "Joe Wilm <joe@jwilm.com>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 description = "A fast, cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies.alacritty_terminal]
 path = "../alacritty_terminal"
-version = "0.13.1-dev"
+version = "0.15.0-rc1"
 default-features = false
 
 [dependencies.alacritty_config_derive]
diff --git a/alacritty_terminal/Cargo.toml b/alacritty_terminal/Cargo.toml
index abf65e2f..658f121b 100644
--- a/alacritty_terminal/Cargo.toml
+++ b/alacritty_terminal/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "alacritty_terminal"
-version = "0.13.1-dev"
+version = "0.15.0-rc1"
 authors = ["Christian Duerr <contact@christianduerr.com>", "Joe Wilm <joe@jwilm.com>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 description = "Library for writing terminal emulators"
diff --git a/extra/alacritty.man b/extra/alacritty.man
index 48b05de9..03d09e0d 100644
--- a/extra/alacritty.man
+++ b/extra/alacritty.man
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH ALACRITTY "1" "August 2018" "alacritty 0.8.0-dev" "User Commands"
+.TH ALACRITTY "1" "August 2018" "alacritty 0.9.0-rc1" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 Alacritty \- A fast, cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/extra/osx/Alacritty.app/Contents/Info.plist b/extra/osx/Alacritty.app/Contents/Info.plist
index 8c88e53b..c6b96173 100644
--- a/extra/osx/Alacritty.app/Contents/Info.plist
+++ b/extra/osx/Alacritty.app/Contents/Info.plist
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
   <string>APPL</string>
   <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-  <string>0.8.0-dev</string>
+  <string>0.9.0-rc1</string>
   <key>CFBundleSupportedPlatforms</key>
   <array>
     <string>MacOSX</string>
diff --git a/extra/windows/wix/alacritty.wxs b/extra/windows/wix/alacritty.wxs
index 961faeb8..221e781c 100644
--- a/extra/windows/wix/alacritty.wxs
+++ b/extra/windows/wix/alacritty.wxs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252"?>
 <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi" xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension">
-    <Product Name="Alacritty" Id="*" UpgradeCode="87c21c74-dbd5-4584-89d5-46d9cd0c40a7" Language="1033" Codepage="1252" Version="0.8.0-dev" Manufacturer="Alacritty">
+    <Product Name="Alacritty" Id="*" UpgradeCode="87c21c74-dbd5-4584-89d5-46d9cd0c40a7" Language="1033" Codepage="1252" Version="0.9.0-rc1" Manufacturer="Alacritty">
         <Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" InstallScope="perMachine"/>
         <MajorUpgrade AllowSameVersionUpgrades="yes" DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of [ProductName] is already installed."/>
         <Icon Id="AlacrittyIco" SourceFile=".\extra\windows\alacritty.ico"/>