diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 825c32f0d0..6be6560cf6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
+
+For more information on the list of deprecated flags and APIs, have a look at
+https://docs.docker.com/engine/deprecated/ where you can find the target removal dates
+
+## 18.09.0-ce (2018-MM-DD)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 3621ef242b..5fc208b4d4 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-18.09.0-ce-rc1
+18.09.0-ce-tp0
diff --git a/components.conf b/components.conf
index 7c9889b2eb..91fac60780 100644
--- a/components.conf
+++ b/components.conf
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 [component "packaging"]
 	url = git@github.com:docker/docker-ce-packaging
-	branch = master
+	branch = 18.09
 [component "engine"]
 	url = git@github.com:docker/engine
-	branch = master
+	branch = 18.09
 [component "cli"]
 	url = git@github.com:docker/cli
-	branch = master
+	branch = 18.09