diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index bcca7ed..4719102 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ plugins {
 group 'com.amazon.opendistroforelasticsearch.client'
 
 // keep version in sync with version in Driver source
-version '1.8.0.0'
-
-version = "${version}"
+version '1.9.0.0'
 
 boolean snapshot = "true".equals(System.getProperty("build.snapshot", "true"));
 if (snapshot) {
@@ -166,7 +164,7 @@ publishing {
         }
         maven {
             name = "sonatype-staging"
-            url "https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2"
+            url "https://aws.oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2"
             credentials {
                 username project.hasProperty('ossrhUsername') ? project.property('ossrhUsername') : ''
                 password project.hasProperty('ossrhPassword') ? project.property('ossrhPassword') : ''
diff --git a/release-notes/opendistro-elasticsearch-jdbc.release-notes-1.7.0.0.md b/release-notes/opendistro-elasticsearch-jdbc.release-notes-1.7.0.0.md
index 53bac63..07d7ba0 100644
--- a/release-notes/opendistro-elasticsearch-jdbc.release-notes-1.7.0.0.md
+++ b/release-notes/opendistro-elasticsearch-jdbc.release-notes-1.7.0.0.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-## 2020-05-07, Version 1.7.0.0 (Current)
+## 2020-05-07, Version 1.7.0.0
 ### Changes
-* Feature [#76](https://github.com/opendistro-for-elasticsearch/sql-jdbc/pull/76): Cursor integration. (issue: [#74](https://github.com/opendistro-for-elasticsearch/sql-jdbc/issues/74))
\ No newline at end of file
+* Feature [#76](https://github.com/opendistro-for-elasticsearch/sql-jdbc/pull/76): Cursor integration. (issue: [#74](https://github.com/opendistro-for-elasticsearch/sql-jdbc/issues/74))
diff --git a/release-notes/sql-jdbc.release-notes-1.8.0.0.md b/release-notes/opendistro-elasticsearch-jdbc.release-notes-1.8.0.0.md
similarity index 100%
rename from release-notes/sql-jdbc.release-notes-1.8.0.0.md
rename to release-notes/opendistro-elasticsearch-jdbc.release-notes-1.8.0.0.md
diff --git a/release-notes/opendistro-elasticsearch-jdbc.release-notes-1.9.0.0.md b/release-notes/opendistro-elasticsearch-jdbc.release-notes-1.9.0.0.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2063c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-notes/opendistro-elasticsearch-jdbc.release-notes-1.9.0.0.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+## 2020-06-23, Version 1.9.0.0 (Current)
+### Features
+* Feature [#87](https://github.com/opendistro-for-elasticsearch/sql-jdbc/pull/87): Elasticsearch 7.8.0 compatibility
+(issue: [#86](https://github.com/opendistro-for-elasticsearch/sql-jdbc/issues/86))
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/jdbc/internal/Version.java b/src/main/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/jdbc/internal/Version.java
index e738863..debe333 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/jdbc/internal/Version.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/jdbc/internal/Version.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 public enum Version {
 
     // keep this in sync with the gradle version
-    Current(1, 8, 0, 0);
+    Current(1, 9, 0, 0);
 
     private int major;
     private int minor;