diff --git a/Installation/changes.html b/Installation/changes.html
index 34aabcdab8e..fa6d953343d 100644
--- a/Installation/changes.html
+++ b/Installation/changes.html
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@
 <td width="28%">
 
 <table CELLSPACING=0>
-<tr><td><a href="#release4.8">4.8</a>&nbsp;<td> (2016)
+<tr><td><a href="#release4.9">4.9</a>&nbsp;<td> (September 2016)
+<tr><td><a href="#release4.8">4.8</a>&nbsp;<td> (March 2016)
 <tr><td><a href="#release4.7">4.7</a>&nbsp;<td> (October 2015)
 <tr><td><a href="#release4.6.2">4.6.2</a>&nbsp;<td> (August 2015)
 <tr><td><a href="#release4.6.1">4.6.1</a>&nbsp;<td> (June 2015)
@@ -126,6 +127,35 @@ and <code>src/</code> directories).
 </table>
 
 <HR>
+<h2 id="release4.9">Release 4.9 </h2>
+<div>
+  <p>Release date: Sept 2016 </p>
+
+<!-- Installation (and general changes) -->
+<!-- New packages -->
+<!-- Major and breaking changes -->
+<!-- Arithmetic and Algebra -->
+<!-- Combinatorial Algorithms -->
+<!-- Geometry Kernels -->
+<!-- Convex Hull Algorithms -->
+<!-- Polygons -->
+<!-- Cell Complexes and Polyhedra -->
+<!-- Arrangements -->
+<!-- Triangulations and Delaunay Triangulations -->
+<!-- Voronoi Diagrams -->
+<!-- Mesh Generation -->
+<!-- Surface Reconstruction -->
+<!-- Geometry Processing -->
+<!-- Spatial Searching and Sorting -->
+<!-- Geometric Optimization -->
+<!-- Interpolation -->
+<!-- Kinetic Data Structures -->
+<!-- Support Library -->
+<!-- Visualization -->
+
+<!-- end of the div for 4.9 -->
+</div>
+
 <h2 id="release4.8">Release 4.8 </h2>
 <div>
   <p>Release date: March 2016 </p>
diff --git a/Maintenance/release_building/MINOR_NUMBER b/Maintenance/release_building/MINOR_NUMBER
index 45a4fb75db8..ec635144f60 100644
--- a/Maintenance/release_building/MINOR_NUMBER
+++ b/Maintenance/release_building/MINOR_NUMBER
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8
+9
diff --git a/Maintenance/release_building/public_release_name b/Maintenance/release_building/public_release_name
index ae26e95943d..ea72e9ce162 100644
--- a/Maintenance/release_building/public_release_name
+++ b/Maintenance/release_building/public_release_name
@@ -1 +1 @@
-CGAL-4.8-beta2
+CGAL-4.9-dev