diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d2e60e5b..24c03024 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ buildscript {
   }
   
   dependencies {
-    classpath 'com.github.ben-manes:gradle-versions-plugin:0.8'
+    classpath 'com.github.ben-manes:gradle-versions-plugin:0.9'
     // classpath 'org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-backports-compat23:2.3.5' // uncomment if you're using Gradle 1.x
   }
 }
 ```
-The current version is known to work with Gradle versions up to 2.3.
+The current version is known to work with Gradle versions up to 2.4-rc-1.
 
 ## Tasks
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index bf49d8dd..a2c34b88 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apply plugin: 'nexus'
 apply plugin: 'codenarc'
 
 group = 'com.github.ben-manes'
-version = '0.9-SNAPSHOT'
+version = '0.9'
 
 sourceCompatibility = '1.6'