diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 970e2e08f..6f9165ed9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,6 +1,50 @@
 ChangeLog :
 ===========
 
+2018/11/11 : 1.9-dev6
+    - BUG/MEDIUM: tools: fix direction of my_ffsl()
+    - BUG/MINOR: cli: forward the whole command on master CLI
+    - BUG/MEDIUM: auth/threads: use of crypt() is not thread-safe
+    - MINOR: compat: automatically detect support for crypt_r()
+    - MEDIUM: auth/threads: make use of crypt_r() on systems supporting it
+    - DOC: split the http-request actions in their own section
+    - DOC: split the http-response actions in their own section
+    - BUG/MAJOR: stream-int: don't call si_cs_recv() in stream_int_chk_rcv_conn()
+    - BUG/MINOR: tasks: make sure wakeup events are properly reported to subscribers
+    - MINOR: stats: report the number of active jobs and listeners in "show info"
+    - MINOR: stats: report the number of active peers in "show info"
+    - MINOR: stats: report the number of currently connected peers
+    - MINOR: cli: show the number of reload in 'show proc'
+    - MINOR: cli: can't connect to the target CLI
+    - MEDIUM: mworker: does not create the CLI proxy when no listener
+    - MINOR: mworker: displays more information when leaving
+    - MEDIUM: mworker: exit with the incriminated exit code
+    - MINOR: mworker: displays a message when a worker is forked
+    - MEDIUM: mworker: leave when the master die
+    - CLEANUP: stream-int: retro-document si_cs_io_cb()
+    - BUG/MEDIUM: mworker: does not abort() in mworker_pipe_register()
+    - BUG/MEDIUM: stream-int: don't wake up for nothing during SI_ST_CON
+    - BUG/MEDIUM: cli: crash when trying to access a worker
+    - DOC: restore note about "independant" typo
+    - MEDIUM: stream: implement stream_buf_available()
+    - MEDIUM: appctx: check for allocation attempts in buffer allocation callbacks
+    - MINOR: stream-int: rename si_applet_{want|stop|cant}_{get|put}
+    - MINOR: stream-int: add si_done_{get,put} to indicate that we won't do it anymore
+    - MINOR: stream-int: use si_cant_put() instead of setting SI_FL_WAIT_ROOM
+    - MINOR: stream-int: make use of si_done_{get,put}() in shut{w,r}
+    - MINOR: stream-int: make it clear that si_ops cannot be null
+    - MEDIUM: stream-int: temporarily make si_chk_rcv() take care of SI_FL_WAIT_ROOM
+    - MINOR: stream-int: factor the SI_ST_EST state test into si_chk_rcv()
+    - MEDIUM: stream-int: make SI_FL_WANT_PUT reflect CF_DONT_READ
+    - MEDIUM: stream-int: always call si_chk_rcv() when we make room in the buffer
+    - MEDIUM: stream-int: make si_chk_rcv() check that SI_FL_WAIT_ROOM is cleared
+    - MINOR: stream-int: replace si_update() with si_update_both()
+    - MEDIUM: stream-int: make stream_int_update() aware of the lower layers
+    - CLEANUP: stream-int: remove the now unused si->update() function
+    - MEDIUM: stream-int: Rely only on SI_FL_WAIT_ROOM to stop data receipt
+    - MEDIUM: stream-int: Try to read data even if channel's buffer seems to be full
+    - BUG/MINOR: config: better detect the presence of the h2 pattern in npn/alpn
+
 2018/10/28 : 1.9-dev5
     - BUILD: Makefile: add the new ERR variable to force -Werror
     - MINOR: freq_ctr: add swrate_add_scaled() to work with large samples
diff --git a/README b/README
index 023ca52da..fb3b945fb 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
                          ----------------------
                               version 1.9
                              willy tarreau
-                               2018/10/28
+                               2018/11/11
 
 
 1) How to build it
diff --git a/VERDATE b/VERDATE
index 0fabfa07b..fa2b3902a 100644
--- a/VERDATE
+++ b/VERDATE
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 $Format:%ci$
-2018/10/28
+2018/11/11
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index f31bf7cbb..f96ac3d8b 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.9-dev5
+1.9-dev6
diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt
index 9ce88bc43..096a1fa9e 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.txt
+++ b/doc/configuration.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
                          ----------------------
                               version 1.9
                              willy tarreau
-                              2018/10/28
+                              2018/11/11
 
 
 This document covers the configuration language as implemented in the version
diff --git a/examples/haproxy.spec b/examples/haproxy.spec
index 0888fb1e7..a1f13a820 100644
--- a/examples/haproxy.spec
+++ b/examples/haproxy.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Summary: HA-Proxy is a TCP/HTTP reverse proxy for high availability environments
 Name: haproxy
-Version: 1.9-dev5
+Version: 1.9-dev6
 Release: 1
 License: GPL
 Group: System Environment/Daemons
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ fi
 %attr(0755,root,root) %config %{_sysconfdir}/rc.d/init.d/%{name}
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Nov 11 2018 Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
+- updated to 1.9-dev6
+
 * Sun Oct 28 2018 Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
 - updated to 1.9-dev5