diff --git a/bin/lein b/bin/lein
index b6bcffed4..35aaa602d 100755
--- a/bin/lein
+++ b/bin/lein
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ function msg {
     echo "$@" 1>&2
 }
 
-export LEIN_VERSION="2.9.0-SNAPSHOT"
+export LEIN_VERSION="2.9.0"
 
 case $LEIN_VERSION in
     *SNAPSHOT) SNAPSHOT="YES" ;;
diff --git a/bin/lein-pkg b/bin/lein-pkg
index e412f4603..1cf50889d 100644
--- a/bin/lein-pkg
+++ b/bin/lein-pkg
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # It has all the cross-platform stuff stripped out as well as the
 # logic for running from a source checkout and self-install/upgrading.
 
-export LEIN_VERSION="2.9.0-SNAPSHOT"
+export LEIN_VERSION="2.9.0"
 
 # cd to the project root, if applicable
 NOT_FOUND=1
diff --git a/bin/lein-sdkman b/bin/lein-sdkman
index 830a5fe8f..76df6b21c 100755
--- a/bin/lein-sdkman
+++ b/bin/lein-sdkman
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # This variant of the lein script is meant for consumption by SDKMAN!
 # (i.e. a script which supports all platforms with bash installed)
-export LEIN_VERSION="2.9.0-SNAPSHOT"
+export LEIN_VERSION="2.9.0"
 
 if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "cygwin" ]] || [[ "$OSTYPE" == "msys" ]]; then
     delimiter=";"
diff --git a/bin/lein.bat b/bin/lein.bat
index 4f65e0419..8d43a74ea 100755
--- a/bin/lein.bat
+++ b/bin/lein.bat
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 setLocal EnableExtensions EnableDelayedExpansion
 
-set LEIN_VERSION=2.9.0-SNAPSHOT
+set LEIN_VERSION=2.9.0
 
 if "%LEIN_VERSION:~-9%" == "-SNAPSHOT" (
     set SNAPSHOT=YES
diff --git a/bin/lein.ps1 b/bin/lein.ps1
index 946272747..d63c584ab 100644
--- a/bin/lein.ps1
+++ b/bin/lein.ps1
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function Set-ParentLocation([string]$file)
 
 function Initialize-Environment
 {
-    $env:LEIN_VERSION = '2.9.0-SNAPSHOT'
+    $env:LEIN_VERSION = '2.9.0'
     $env:SNAPSHOT = if($env:LEIN_VERSION -like '*-SNAPSHOT'){'YES'}else{'NO'} #TODO: Still needed?
     $env:ORIGINAL_PWD = $PWD -replace '\\$','\\'
     Set-ParentLocation project.clj
diff --git a/leiningen-core/pom.xml b/leiningen-core/pom.xml
index 65d2ad795..3d6ecb78c 100644
--- a/leiningen-core/pom.xml
+++ b/leiningen-core/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <groupId>leiningen-core</groupId>
   <artifactId>leiningen-core</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>2.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.9.0</version>
   <name>leiningen-core</name>
   <description>Library for core functionality of Leiningen.</description>
   <url>https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen</url>
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
   <scm>
-    <tag>9791484a9be46005c39cf3e51be44cad497b5586</tag>
+    <tag>c0eb388176be79167fae736491ffae9ce57bed68
+</tag>
+    <url/>
   </scm>
   <build>
     <sourceDirectory>src</sourceDirectory>
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@
     </repository>
     <repository>
       <id>clojars</id>
-      <url>https://repo.clojars.org/</url>
+      <url>https://clojars.org/repo/</url>
       <snapshots>
         <enabled>true</enabled>
       </snapshots>
@@ -70,8 +72,8 @@
       <version>0.3.0</version>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>clojure</artifactId>
           <groupId>org.clojure</groupId>
+          <artifactId>clojure</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
       </exclusions>
     </dependency>
@@ -91,8 +93,8 @@
       <version>1.1.0</version>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
           <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+          <artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
       </exclusions>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/leiningen-core/project.clj b/leiningen-core/project.clj
index b876a9926..4d9e60fc0 100644
--- a/leiningen-core/project.clj
+++ b/leiningen-core/project.clj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(defproject leiningen-core "2.9.0-SNAPSHOT"
+(defproject leiningen-core "2.9.0"
   :url "https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen"
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License"
             :url "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html"}
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 45886f63c..b5072914d 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 ;; This is Leiningen's own project configuration. See doc/TUTORIAL.md
 ;; file as well as sample.project.clj for help writing your own.
 
-(defproject leiningen "2.9.0-SNAPSHOT"
+(defproject leiningen "2.9.0"
   :description "Automate Clojure projects without setting your hair on fire."
   :url "https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen"
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License"
             :url "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html"}
   ;; If you update these, update resources/leiningen/bootclasspath-deps.clj too
-  :dependencies [[leiningen-core "2.9.0-SNAPSHOT"]
+  :dependencies [[leiningen-core "2.9.0"]
                  ;; needed for pom
                  [org.clojure/data.xml "0.0.8"]
                  ;; needed for test