diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 4bd7e0d..fc08bc9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+0.9.0
+	* don't force "Path Abs" anymore in IO module, abstract more over Path types
+	* add 'toAbs'
 0.8.1
 	* add 'readFile', 'readFileEOF', 'writeFile' and 'appendFile'
 0.8.0
diff --git a/hpath.cabal b/hpath.cabal
index 5905d3b..7347ea3 100644
--- a/hpath.cabal
+++ b/hpath.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                hpath
-version:             0.8.1
+version:             0.9.0
 synopsis:            Support for well-typed paths
 description:         Support for well-typed paths, utilizing ByteString under the hood.
 license:             BSD3