diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a8dacc3..91a8a09 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 > This project uses [Break Versioning](https://github.com/ptaoussanis/encore/blob/master/BREAK-VERSIONING.md) as of **Aug 16, 2014**.
 
+## v2.9.0-RC2 / 2015 May 6
+
+> This is a non-breaking **performance release**
+
+* **Implementation**: switch `doseq` -> (faster) `run!` calls
+
+```clojure
+[com.taoensso/nippy "2.9.0-RC2"]
+```
+
+
 ## v2.9.0-RC1 / 2015 Apr 29
 
 > This is a non-breaking **performance release** that can result in significant speed+space improvements for users serializing many small values
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f8e27b3..12ef1dd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ```clojure
 [com.taoensso/nippy "2.8.0"]     ; Stable
-[com.taoensso/nippy "2.9.0-RC1"] ; Dev, please see CHANGELOG for details
+[com.taoensso/nippy "2.9.0-RC2"] ; Dev, please see CHANGELOG for details
 ```
 
 # Nippy, a Clojure serialization library