diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index f1b18e8f64b..230b1d4eaaf 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ endif
 
 # version-string calculation
 CFG_GIT_DIR := $(CFG_SRC_DIR).git
-CFG_RELEASE = 0.9-pre
+CFG_RELEASE = 0.9
 CFG_VERSION = $(CFG_RELEASE)
 # windows exe's need numeric versions - don't use anything but
 # numbers and dots here
diff --git a/src/etc/kate/rust.xml b/src/etc/kate/rust.xml
index 5efd393fc35..0ccab9b2400 100644
--- a/src/etc/kate/rust.xml
+++ b/src/etc/kate/rust.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<!ENTITY rustIdent "[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9]*">
 	<!ENTITY rustIntSuf "([iu](8|16|32|64)?)?">
 ]>
-<language name="Rust" version="0.9-pre" kateversion="2.4" section="Sources" extensions="*.rs;*.rc" mimetype="text/x-rust" priority="15">
+<language name="Rust" version="0.9" kateversion="2.4" section="Sources" extensions="*.rs;*.rc" mimetype="text/x-rust" priority="15">
 <highlighting>
 	<list name="fn">
 		<item> fn </item>
diff --git a/src/libextra/lib.rs b/src/libextra/lib.rs
index fdc191414af..b644f53b2c2 100644
--- a/src/libextra/lib.rs
+++ b/src/libextra/lib.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Rust extras are part of the standard Rust distribution.
 
 */
 
-#[crate_id = "extra#0.9-pre"];
+#[crate_id = "extra#0.9"];
 #[comment = "Rust extras"];
 #[license = "MIT/ASL2"];
 #[crate_type = "rlib"];
diff --git a/src/libgreen/lib.rs b/src/libgreen/lib.rs
index 3ddd1f05f25..0e21ad647d9 100644
--- a/src/libgreen/lib.rs
+++ b/src/libgreen/lib.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 //! This can be optionally linked in to rust programs in order to provide M:N
 //! functionality inside of 1:1 programs.
 
-#[crate_id = "green#0.9-pre"];
+#[crate_id = "green#0.9"];
 #[license = "MIT/ASL2"];
 #[crate_type = "rlib"];
 #[crate_type = "dylib"];
diff --git a/src/libnative/lib.rs b/src/libnative/lib.rs
index 498945a04cb..b3b83fda599 100644
--- a/src/libnative/lib.rs
+++ b/src/libnative/lib.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 //! runtime. In addition, all I/O provided by this crate is the thread blocking
 //! version of I/O.
 
-#[crate_id = "native#0.9-pre"];
+#[crate_id = "native#0.9"];
 #[license = "MIT/ASL2"];
 #[crate_type = "rlib"];
 #[crate_type = "dylib"];
diff --git a/src/librustc/front/std_inject.rs b/src/librustc/front/std_inject.rs
index cebf42eff11..6df996178c8 100644
--- a/src/librustc/front/std_inject.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/front/std_inject.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use syntax::fold;
 use syntax::opt_vec;
 use syntax::util::small_vector::SmallVector;
 
-pub static VERSION: &'static str = "0.9-pre";
+pub static VERSION: &'static str = "0.9";
 
 pub fn maybe_inject_libstd_ref(sess: Session, crate: ast::Crate)
                                -> ast::Crate {
diff --git a/src/librustc/lib.rs b/src/librustc/lib.rs
index e6afdf7fe14..5710cf6579e 100644
--- a/src/librustc/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/lib.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-#[crate_id = "rustc#0.9-pre"];
+#[crate_id = "rustc#0.9"];
 #[comment = "The Rust compiler"];
 #[license = "MIT/ASL2"];
 #[crate_type = "dylib"];
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/lib.rs b/src/librustdoc/lib.rs
index 35fea788ffb..945cb865d3b 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/lib.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-#[crate_id = "rustdoc#0.9-pre"];
+#[crate_id = "rustdoc#0.9"];
 #[desc = "rustdoc, the Rust documentation extractor"];
 #[license = "MIT/ASL2"];
 #[crate_type = "dylib"];
diff --git a/src/librustpkg/lib.rs b/src/librustpkg/lib.rs
index ae58495fa8a..7051c7de058 100644
--- a/src/librustpkg/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustpkg/lib.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 // rustpkg - a package manager and build system for Rust
 
-#[crate_id = "rustpkg#0.9-pre"];
+#[crate_id = "rustpkg#0.9"];
 #[license = "MIT/ASL2"];
 #[crate_type = "dylib"];
 
diff --git a/src/librustuv/lib.rs b/src/librustuv/lib.rs
index 5d08656b798..cff1d964579 100644
--- a/src/librustuv/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustuv/lib.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ via `close` and `delete` methods.
 
 */
 
-#[crate_id = "rustuv#0.9-pre"];
+#[crate_id = "rustuv#0.9"];
 #[license = "MIT/ASL2"];
 #[crate_type = "rlib"];
 #[crate_type = "dylib"];
diff --git a/src/libstd/lib.rs b/src/libstd/lib.rs
index 442c7f3f856..fa0d3f7fc2a 100644
--- a/src/libstd/lib.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/lib.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 //!
 //!     use std::prelude::*;
 
-#[crate_id = "std#0.9-pre"];
+#[crate_id = "std#0.9"];
 #[comment = "The Rust standard library"];
 #[license = "MIT/ASL2"];
 #[crate_type = "rlib"];
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/lib.rs b/src/libsyntax/lib.rs
index 9631849235e..1610b77a661 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/lib.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/lib.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *  macros.
  */
 
-#[crate_id = "syntax#0.9-pre"];
+#[crate_id = "syntax#0.9"];
 #[license = "MIT/ASL2"];
 #[crate_type = "dylib"];
 #[crate_type = "rlib"];
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/use.rs b/src/test/run-pass/use.rs
index 013487e5803..0adc26b52fd 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/use.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/use.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #[no_std];
 extern mod std;
 extern mod zed = "std";
-extern mod bar = "std#0.9-pre";
+extern mod bar = "std#0.9";
 
 
 use std::str;