diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 3b678ed..8c828d9 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-## 2.4.9 (unreleased)
+## 2.4.9 (2024-06-04)
 
 
 - `batou_ext.python.FixELFRunPath`: search not only `env_directory`, but also its subdirs for C libraries needed by the libraries to patch.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 917c878..831d20d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def project_path(*names):
 
 setup(
     name="batou_ext",
-    version="2.4.9.dev0",
+    version="2.4.9",
     install_requires=[
         "batou >= 2.3b4",
         "pyaml",