diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index bc141ca8a..2e6c573e8 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# Release 1.9.1
+* fix regression with --offline mode
+* fix regression with --portable mode: use a dedicated directory
+
 # Release 1.9
 
 * The client connects to multiple servers in order to retrieve block headers and find the longest chain
diff --git a/lib/version.py b/lib/version.py
index af0dcd96d..a7487c986 100644
--- a/lib/version.py
+++ b/lib/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ELECTRUM_VERSION = "1.9"    # version of the client package
+ELECTRUM_VERSION = "1.9.1"  # version of the client package
 PROTOCOL_VERSION = '0.6'    # protocol version requested
 SEED_VERSION     = 6        # bump this every time the seed generation is modified
 SEED_PREFIX      = '01'     # the hash of the mnemonic seed must begin with this