diff --git a/RELEASING b/RELEASING
index e32ecf67..afc9f432 100644
--- a/RELEASING
+++ b/RELEASING
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ The process for releasing a new tarball is as follows:
 3. Update your module version (usually found in configure.ac)
 
 	$ vi configure.ac # bump version
-        $ git push origin # make sure you're on the release branch
+	$ git commit
+	$ git push origin # make sure you're on the release branch
 
 4. Verify your module builds
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index becd260c..7d80c352 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.57)
 AC_INIT([xf86-video-intel],
-        2.8.99.902,
+        2.9.0,
         [https://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=xorg],
         xf86-video-intel)