diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 45c1778d5..20848d374 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## moler 4.9.0
+ * Removed code for old, unsupported  Pythons (below 3.8)
+ * Terminal without fork as default
+
 ## moler 4.8.0
  * Delete device aftret its test
  * Fixing threads remaining after device removal
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3bc558ffa..9c3e097a6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[![image](https://img.shields.io/badge/pypi-v4.8.0-blue.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/moler/)
+[![image](https://img.shields.io/badge/pypi-v4.9.0-blue.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/moler/)
 [![image](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.8%20%7C%203.9%20%7C%203.10%20%7C%203.11%20%7C%203.12%20%7C%203.13%20%7C%203.14-blue.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/moler/)
 [![Build Status](https://github.com/nokia/moler/actions/workflows/ci.yaml/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/nokia/moler/actions)
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-BSD%203--Clause-blue.svg)](./LICENSE)
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 99c7f6970..ca4a7bf2e 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 author = 'Nokia'
 
 # The short X.Y version
-version = '4.8.0'
+version = '4.9.0'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
 release = 'stable'
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ac065c3a4..cd9d7ede6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='moler',
-    version='4.8.0',
+    version='4.9.0',
     description='Moler is a library for working with terminals, mainly for automated tests',  # Required
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type='text/markdown',