diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index 726d720..6b061e9 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+version 0.9.14
+--------------
+
+- don't start processing mempool until block processor has caught up.
+  Print server settings when servers start, not at startup.
+
 version 0.9.13
 --------------
 
diff --git a/server/version.py b/server/version.py
index 69534cf..0efceea 100644
--- a/server/version.py
+++ b/server/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = "ElectrumX 0.9.13"
+VERSION = "ElectrumX 0.9.14"