diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 92d736a..7af5a95 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+Version 5.9 - Oct 15, 2020
+	* Feature: extended link state
+	* Feature: QSFP-DD support
+	* Feature: tunnel information (--show-tunnels)
+	* Feature: Broadcom bnxt support
+	* Fix: improve compatibility between ioctl and netlink output
+	* Fix: cable test TDR amplitude output
+	* Fix: get rid of build warnings
+	* Fix: null pointer dereference running against old kernel (no arg)
+	* Fix: update link mode tables
+	* Fix: fix memory leaks and error handling found by static analysis
+
 Version 5.8 - Aug 4, 2020
 	* Feature: more ethtool netlink message format descriptions
 	* Feature: omit test-features if netlink is enabled
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 19223f7..0162155 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
-AC_INIT(ethtool, 5.8, netdev@vger.kernel.org)
+AC_INIT(ethtool, 5.9, netdev@vger.kernel.org)
 AC_PREREQ(2.52)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([ethtool.c])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([gnu subdir-objects])
diff --git a/ethtool.8.in b/ethtool.8.in
index f70edb5..9beb1e5 100644
--- a/ethtool.8.in
+++ b/ethtool.8.in
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 .  hy \\n(HY
 ..
 .
-.TH ETHTOOL 8 "Aug 2020" "Ethtool version @VERSION@"
+.TH ETHTOOL 8 "Oct 2020" "Ethtool version @VERSION@"
 .SH NAME
 ethtool \- query or control network driver and hardware settings
 .