diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index d6bfdc3..339817c 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ History
 -------
 
 
+2.0.9 (2014-11-03)
+++++++++++++++++++
+
+- upgrade external wakatime package to v2.1.2
+- catch UnicodeDecodeErrors to prevent error messages propegating into Vim
+
+
 2.0.8 (2014-09-30)
 ++++++++++++++++++
 
diff --git a/plugin/wakatime.vim b/plugin/wakatime.vim
index aa078c6..d0b046e 100644
--- a/plugin/wakatime.vim
+++ b/plugin/wakatime.vim
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 " Website:     https://wakatime.com/
 " ============================================================================
 
-let s:VERSION = '2.0.8'
+let s:VERSION = '2.0.9'
 
 
 " Init {{{