diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8f6edb16..59ff7ab1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v2.9.0-beta (2022-01-25)
+
+* UI:
+  * Fix: Favicon missing from the newsletter authentication page.
+  * New: Added intermediary login page to the Plex XML shortcuts.
+  * New: Added setting to mask usernames in logs (enabled by default).
+  * New: Added location, secure connection, and Plex Relay details to IP address modal.
+  * Change: Remove Plex token from the settings page.
+  * Change: Increase verifying server timeout to 30 seconds.
+* API:
+  * New: Added get_tautulli_info API command.
+  * New: Added location, secure, and relayed to get_history API response.
+  * Change: Null pms_token and jwt_token in the response of the get_settings API command.
+* Other:
+  * Fix: Better validation of config when saving settings.
+  * Change: Proxy Plex token check and Plex downloads json through the Tautulli server.
+  * Change: Remove tokens from downloaded database and config files.
+  * Change: Do not import pms_token or jwt_secret when importing a config file.
+
+
 ## v2.8.1 (2022-01-04)
 
 * API:
diff --git a/plexpy/version.py b/plexpy/version.py
index f762fec6..cef5088a 100644
--- a/plexpy/version.py
+++ b/plexpy/version.py
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-PLEXPY_BRANCH = "master"
-PLEXPY_RELEASE_VERSION = "v2.8.1"
+PLEXPY_BRANCH = "beta"
+PLEXPY_RELEASE_VERSION = "v2.9.0-beta"