diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0aca3b96..f59404db 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -24,6 +24,20 @@ For reference, the possible headings are:
 * **Known Issues**
 * **Notes**
 
+## [2.0 Beta 9] - 2018-11-27
+
+### Changed
+
+Removed support for TLSv1 and TLSv1.1 in all NGINX config files. Kept support for TLSv1.2 and added support for TLSv1.3. [Pull Request #2601](https://github.com/bigchaindb/bigchaindb/pull/2601)
+
+### Fixed
+
+Fixed two issues with schema validation. Pull requests [#2606](https://github.com/bigchaindb/bigchaindb/pull/2606) & [#2607](https://github.com/bigchaindb/bigchaindb/pull/2607)
+
+### External Contributors
+
+[@gamjapark](https://github.com/gamjapark) and team translated all the [BigchainDB root docs](https://docs.bigchaindb.com/en/latest/korean/index.html) into Korean. [Pull Request #2603](https://github.com/bigchaindb/bigchaindb/pull/2603)
+
 ## [2.0 Beta 8] - 2018-11-03
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/bigchaindb/version.py b/bigchaindb/version.py
index 8832d4ac..8e6ea65e 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/version.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/version.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 AND CC-BY-4.0)
 # Code is Apache-2.0 and docs are CC-BY-4.0
 
-__version__ = '2.0.0b8'
-__short_version__ = '2.0b8'
+__version__ = '2.0.0b9'
+__short_version__ = '2.0b9'
 
 # Supported Tendermint versions
 __tm_supported_versions__ = ["0.22.8"]
diff --git a/docs/server/source/simple-deployment-template/set-up-node-software.md b/docs/server/source/simple-deployment-template/set-up-node-software.md
index cbf20ad6..d5ae6b1b 100644
--- a/docs/server/source/simple-deployment-template/set-up-node-software.md
+++ b/docs/server/source/simple-deployment-template/set-up-node-software.md
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ sudo apt install -y python3-pip libssl-dev
 Now install the latest version of BigchainDB Server.
 You can find the latest version by going
 to the [BigchainDB project release history page on PyPI][bdb:pypi].
-For example, to install version 2.0.0b8, you would do:
+For example, to install version 2.0.0b9, you would do:
 
 ```
-# Change 2.0.0b7 to the latest version as explained above:
-sudo pip3 install bigchaindb==2.0.0b8
+# Change 2.0.0b9 to the latest version as explained above:
+sudo pip3 install bigchaindb==2.0.0b9
 ```
 
 Check that you installed the correct version of BigchainDB Server using `bigchaindb --version`.
diff --git a/k8s/bigchaindb/bigchaindb-ss.yaml b/k8s/bigchaindb/bigchaindb-ss.yaml
index d7787d88..aac862a7 100644
--- a/k8s/bigchaindb/bigchaindb-ss.yaml
+++ b/k8s/bigchaindb/bigchaindb-ss.yaml
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ spec:
           timeoutSeconds: 15
       # BigchainDB container
       - name: bigchaindb
-        image: bigchaindb/bigchaindb:2.0.0-beta8
+        image: bigchaindb/bigchaindb:2.0.0-beta9
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         args:
         - start
diff --git a/k8s/dev-setup/bigchaindb.yaml b/k8s/dev-setup/bigchaindb.yaml
index 4d181ea4..0020d0f6 100644
--- a/k8s/dev-setup/bigchaindb.yaml
+++ b/k8s/dev-setup/bigchaindb.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ spec:
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 10
       containers:
       - name: bigchaindb
-        image: bigchaindb/bigchaindb:2.0.0-beta8
+        image: bigchaindb/bigchaindb:2.0.0-beta9
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         args:
         - start