diff --git a/RAILS_VERSION b/RAILS_VERSION
index 6be5b9491c1..18837e703d8 100644
--- a/RAILS_VERSION
+++ b/RAILS_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.1.9.rc1
+4.1.9
diff --git a/actionmailer/CHANGELOG.md b/actionmailer/CHANGELOG.md
index cda2c04da63..49282086c91 100644
--- a/actionmailer/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/actionmailer/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## Rails 4.1.9 (January 6, 2015) ##
+
+*   No changes.
+
+
 ## Rails 4.1.8 (November 16, 2014) ##
 
 *   Attachments can be added while rendering the mail template.
diff --git a/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/gem_version.rb b/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/gem_version.rb
index 8debaaab3aa..78fd8757e51 100644
--- a/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/gem_version.rb
+++ b/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/gem_version.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module ActionMailer
     MAJOR = 4
     MINOR = 1
     TINY  = 9
-    PRE   = "rc1"
+    PRE   = nil
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join(".")
   end
diff --git a/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md b/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md
index 8215c67e940..ff752fa3fa2 100644
--- a/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+## Rails 4.1.9 (January 6, 2015) ##
+
 *   Fixed handling of positional url helper arguments when `format: false`.
 
     Fixes #17819.
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_pack/gem_version.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_pack/gem_version.rb
index ed4e2073c0a..2a6722993fc 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_pack/gem_version.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_pack/gem_version.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module ActionPack
     MAJOR = 4
     MINOR = 1
     TINY  = 9
-    PRE   = "rc1"
+    PRE   = nil
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join(".")
   end
diff --git a/actionview/lib/action_view/gem_version.rb b/actionview/lib/action_view/gem_version.rb
index 9d51600deb0..adfae73536a 100644
--- a/actionview/lib/action_view/gem_version.rb
+++ b/actionview/lib/action_view/gem_version.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module ActionView
     MAJOR = 4
     MINOR = 1
     TINY  = 9
-    PRE   = "rc1"
+    PRE   = nil
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join(".")
   end
diff --git a/activemodel/CHANGELOG.md b/activemodel/CHANGELOG.md
index bf9610dac22..65514a59198 100644
--- a/activemodel/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/activemodel/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## Rails 4.1.9 (January 6, 2015) ##
+
+*   No changes.
+
+
 ## Rails 4.1.8 (November 16, 2014) ##
 
 *   No changes.
diff --git a/activemodel/lib/active_model/gem_version.rb b/activemodel/lib/active_model/gem_version.rb
index e8f0ab6b97e..35329f7b3f7 100644
--- a/activemodel/lib/active_model/gem_version.rb
+++ b/activemodel/lib/active_model/gem_version.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module ActiveModel
     MAJOR = 4
     MINOR = 1
     TINY  = 9
-    PRE   = "rc1"
+    PRE   = nil
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join(".")
   end
diff --git a/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md b/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
index e7c2fd304a2..e07a7e197f8 100644
--- a/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+## Rails 4.1.9 (January 6, 2015) ##
+
 *   `db:schema:load` and `db:structure:load` no longer purge the database
     before loading the schema. This is left for the user to do.
     `db:test:prepare` will still purge the database.
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/gem_version.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/gem_version.rb
index 57f8afe7922..6d0a7fd6375 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/gem_version.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/gem_version.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     MAJOR = 4
     MINOR = 1
     TINY  = 9
-    PRE   = "rc1"
+    PRE   = nil
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join(".")
   end
diff --git a/activesupport/CHANGELOG.md b/activesupport/CHANGELOG.md
index 516a00d3507..e5a87f3da7a 100644
--- a/activesupport/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/activesupport/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## Rails 4.1.9 (January 6, 2015) ##
+
+*   No changes.
+
+
 ## Rails 4.1.8 (November 16, 2014) ##
 
 *   `Method` objects now report themselves as not `duplicable?`. This allows
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/gem_version.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/gem_version.rb
index 0d30eb13a1a..94649aaf236 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/gem_version.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/gem_version.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module ActiveSupport
     MAJOR = 4
     MINOR = 1
     TINY  = 9
-    PRE   = "rc1"
+    PRE   = nil
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join(".")
   end
diff --git a/guides/CHANGELOG.md b/guides/CHANGELOG.md
index e668979e4f0..b8a9dfc1a9b 100644
--- a/guides/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/guides/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## Rails 4.1.9 (January 6, 2015) ##
+
+*   No changes.
+
+
 ## Rails 4.1.8 (November 16, 2014) ##
 
 *   No changes.
diff --git a/railties/CHANGELOG.md b/railties/CHANGELOG.md
index c8d7941f4fe..0cba14a161d 100644
--- a/railties/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/railties/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## Rails 4.1.9 (January 6, 2015) ##
+
+*   No changes.
+
+
 ## Rails 4.1.8 (November 16, 2014) ##
 
 *   `secret_token` is now saved in `Rails.application.secrets.secret_token`
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/gem_version.rb b/railties/lib/rails/gem_version.rb
index fd8ab0785c9..61ef5ac8fc5 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/gem_version.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/gem_version.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module Rails
     MAJOR = 4
     MINOR = 1
     TINY  = 9
-    PRE   = "rc1"
+    PRE   = nil
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join(".")
   end
diff --git a/version.rb b/version.rb
index fd8ab0785c9..61ef5ac8fc5 100644
--- a/version.rb
+++ b/version.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module Rails
     MAJOR = 4
     MINOR = 1
     TINY  = 9
-    PRE   = "rc1"
+    PRE   = nil
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join(".")
   end