diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index a620e3b88..5c827de5e 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 Changelog
 ---------
 
+1.4.9 (2022-03-08)
+++++++++++++++++++
+- Fix broken password-based SSH.
+
 1.4.8 (2022-02-23)
 ++++++++++++++++++
 - (CVE-2021-4112) Fixed an issue with the invocation of bubblewrap,
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 61f41027d..1e86dbe62 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version
 version = ''
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = '1.4.8'
+release = '1.4.9'
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/ansible-runner.spec.j2 b/packaging/rpm/ansible-runner.spec.j2
index 6775da4a5..69e09c8a3 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm/ansible-runner.spec.j2
+++ b/packaging/rpm/ansible-runner.spec.j2
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ ln -s %{_bindir}/ansible-runner-%{python2_version} %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}/ansib
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Mar 08 2022 Shane McDonald <shanemcd@redhat.com> - 1.4.9-1
+- Ansible Runner 1.4.9-1
+
 * Thu Feb 23 2022 Shane McDonald <shanemcd@redhat.com> - 1.4.8-1
 - Ansible Runner 1.4.8-1
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 16a753cab..c4e87e811 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="ansible-runner",
-    version="1.4.8",
+    version="1.4.9",
     author='Red Hat Ansible',
     url="https://github.com/ansible/ansible-runner",
     license='Apache',