diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f9ef0976..2f2418f2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,19 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## Version 1.9.0
+
+* `opentelemetry-maven-extension`
+  * [Maven Extension] Update README, bump version to 1.7.0-alpha by @cyrille-leclerc in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-contrib/pull/129
+  * [Maven-Extension] Use Auto Configure Otel SDK Builder by @cyrille-leclerc in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-contrib/pull/132
+* `opentelemetry-aws-xray`
+  * Use OkHttp for xray sampling requests. by @anuraaga in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-contrib/pull/135
+  * Use service.name resource attribute instead of span name for service … by @anuraaga in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-contrib/pull/138
+  * X-Ray Sampler: Match rule's HTTP path against http.url attribute if t… by @anuraaga in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-contrib/pull/141
+* `opentelemetry-jfr-streaming`
+  * Fix units for some metrics by @kittylyst in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-contrib/pull/140
+  * Tidy up jfr-streaming by @jack-berg in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-contrib/pull/127
+
 ## Version 1.7.0
 
 * All libraries updated to OpenTelemetry SDK 1.7.0.
diff --git a/maven-extension/README.md b/maven-extension/README.md
index 85dfec61..10b697e4 100644
--- a/maven-extension/README.md
+++ b/maven-extension/README.md
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ The Maven OpenTelemetry Extension is configured using environment variables or J
 Add the Maven OpenTelemetry Extension to `${maven.home}/lib/ext` or to the classpath using `-Dmaven.ext.class.path=`.
 
 ```
-mvn dependency:copy -Dartifact=io.opentelemetry.contrib:opentelemetry-maven-extension:1.7.0-alpha
+mvn dependency:copy -Dartifact=io.opentelemetry.contrib:opentelemetry-maven-extension:1.9.0-alpha
 
 export OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER="otlp"
 export OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT="http://otel.example.com:4317"
 
-mvn -Dmaven.ext.class.path=target/dependency/opentelemetry-maven-extension-1.7.0-alpha.jar verify
+mvn -Dmaven.ext.class.path=target/dependency/opentelemetry-maven-extension-1.9.0-alpha.jar verify
 ```
 
 ### Declaring the extension in the `pom.xml` file
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Add the Maven OpenTelemetry Extension in the `pom.xml` file:
       <extension>
           <groupId>io.opentelemetry.contrib</groupId>
           <artifactId>opentelemetry-maven-extension</artifactId>
-          <version>1.7.0-alpha</version>
+          <version>1.9.0-alpha</version>
       </extension>
     </extensions>
   </build>