diff --git a/RELEASES.md b/RELEASES.md
index 30430fc089..514e70342b 100644
--- a/RELEASES.md
+++ b/RELEASES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Release Notes
 
+## 0.9 (3-13-2014)
+- [Standardized metrics](sinks/api/supported_metrics.go)
+- New [common API](sinks/api/types.go) in place for all external storage drivers.
+- Simplified heapster deployment scripts.
+- Bug fixes and misc enhancements.
+
 ## 0.8 (2-22-2014)
 - Avoid expecting HostIP of Pod to match node's HostIP. 
 
diff --git a/deploy/heapster-controller.yaml b/deploy/heapster-controller.yaml
index ebcb95ac45..42cd14f88e 100644
--- a/deploy/heapster-controller.yaml
+++ b/deploy/heapster-controller.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ desiredState:
         id: "monitoring-heapster-controller"
         containers:
           - name: "heapster"
-            image: "kubernetes/heapster:v0.8"
+            image: "kubernetes/heapster:v0.9"
             env:
               - name: "INFLUXDB_HOST"
                 value: "monitoring-influxdb"
diff --git a/deploy/influxdb-grafana-controller.yaml b/deploy/influxdb-grafana-controller.yaml
index a316a316a3..ad523cfb8c 100644
--- a/deploy/influxdb-grafana-controller.yaml
+++ b/deploy/influxdb-grafana-controller.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ desiredState:
               - containerPort: 8086
                 hostPort: 8086
           - name: "grafana"
-            image: "kubernetes/heapster_grafana:v0.4"
+            image: "kubernetes/heapster_grafana:v0.5"
             ports:
               - containerPort: 80
             env:
diff --git a/grafana/RELEASES.md b/grafana/RELEASES.md
index 6c03ae3918..9ff9f9df72 100644
--- a/grafana/RELEASES.md
+++ b/grafana/RELEASES.md
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 # Release Notes
 
+## 0.5 (3-13-2015)
+- Default dashboard uses the metrics schema exported by heapster version >= v0.9
+- Grafana container works on bare metal kubernetes setups.
+
 ## 0.4 (2-2-2015)
 - Make Grafana image work with kubernetes apiserver proxy service.
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diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index fa68ab76fe..5d62acce8a 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ package version
 // The version is of the format Major.Minor.
 // Increment minor number for bug fixes and performance enhancements.
 // Increment major number for new feature additions and behavioral changes.
-const HeapsterVersion = "0.8"
+const HeapsterVersion = "0.9"