diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index 859abc7..7890a47 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+version 0.9.9
+-------------
+
+- prioritize mempool processing of sent txs.  Closes issue 73.
+- mempool tx processing needs to handle DBError exceptions.  Fixes issue 74.
+
 version 0.9.8
 -------------
 
diff --git a/server/version.py b/server/version.py
index 55a9e55..6ea65e0 100644
--- a/server/version.py
+++ b/server/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = "ElectrumX 0.9.8"
+VERSION = "ElectrumX 0.9.9"