diff --git a/docs/release-notes/1.9.0.rst b/docs/release-notes/1.9.0.rst
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@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+1.9.0 :small:`the future`
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-latest.rst b/docs/release-notes/release-latest.rst
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--- a/docs/release-notes/release-latest.rst
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@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Version 1.9
+-----------
+
+.. include:: /release-notes/1.9.0.rst
+
 Version 1.8
 -----------