diff --git a/CHANGELOG.hp b/CHANGELOG.hp
index ef4da2b0b..7d2581e9d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.hp
+++ b/CHANGELOG.hp
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+0.0.9 09/20/2011
+================
+ - minor bug fixes
+ - add support for special char. including '?' in container and object names
+
 0.0.8 08/29/2011
 ================
  - add README_HP.rdoc
diff --git a/fog.gemspec b/fog.gemspec
index 29e99616f..0fbdda89d 100644
--- a/fog.gemspec
+++ b/fog.gemspec
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   ## If your rubyforge_project name is different, then edit it and comment out
   ## the sub! line in the Rakefile
   s.name              = 'hpfog'
-  s.version           = '0.0.8'  # fog base 0.8.2
-  s.date              = '2011-08-29'
+  s.version           = '0.0.9'  # fog base 0.8.2
+  s.date              = '2011-09-20'
   #s.rubyforge_project = 'fog'
 
   ## Make sure your summary is short. The description may be as long