diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3a13a2f506..04aaad01e9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 For official release notes for Docker Engine CE and Docker Engine EE, visit the
 [https://docs.docker.com/engine/release-notes/](release notes page).
 
-## 18.09.1 (2018-12-DD)
+## 18.09.1 (2019-01-09)
 
 ### Builder
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index eb3b386df1..567c9de9bc 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-18.09.1-rc1
+18.09.1