diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3248c39a..3efe9eb2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [1.8.9](https://github.com/AEGEE/statutory/compare/1.8.8...1.8.9) (2021-10-22)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **event:** add publication_date ([#642](https://github.com/AEGEE/statutory/issues/642)) ([e78b0bc](https://github.com/AEGEE/statutory/commit/e78b0bcf5202e378a0aa5e90eb9a44313fa50ec3))
+
 ## [1.8.8](https://github.com/AEGEE/statutory/compare/1.8.7...1.8.8) (2021-10-04)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2f4cbbf5..e9590105 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "statutory",
-  "version": "1.8.8",
+  "version": "1.8.9",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6ca6c011..1e1da490 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "statutory",
-  "version": "1.8.8",
+  "version": "1.8.9",
   "description": "Statutory events module for MyAEGEE",
   "main": "lib/server.js",
   "scripts": {