diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 729eefd1..672450d7 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 User visible changes for UPX
 ==================================================================
 
-Changes in 3.09 (XX XXX XXXX):
+Changes in 3.09 (17 Feb 2013):
+  * New option --preserve-build-id for GNU ELF.
   * Allow for code signing and LC_UUID on Mac OS X executables.
   * Allow non-contiguous LC_SEGMENTs and 0==.vmsize for Mach-O.
   * Allow zero-filled final page in PackUnix::canUnpack().
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index c296f30d..8d047d8a 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #define UPX_VERSION_HEX         0x030900        /* 03.09.00 */
 #define UPX_VERSION_STRING      "3.09"
 #define UPX_VERSION_STRING4     "3.09"
-#define UPX_VERSION_DATE        "Jan 1st 2012"
-#define UPX_VERSION_DATE_ISO    "2012-01-01"
-#define UPX_VERSION_YEAR        "2012"
+#define UPX_VERSION_DATE        "Feb 17th 2013"
+#define UPX_VERSION_DATE_ISO    "2013-02-17"
+#define UPX_VERSION_YEAR        "2013"