diff --git a/clawpack/__init__.py b/clawpack/__init__.py
index 9d9499fc..0be8b761 100644
--- a/clawpack/__init__.py
+++ b/clawpack/__init__.py
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@
                 if _os.path.isdir(_sdir))
 del _root, _path
 
-__version__ = '5.8.2'   # must also be changed in setup.py
+__version__ = '5.9.0'   # must also be changed in setup.py
diff --git a/geoclaw b/geoclaw
index 466573e2..b005768d 160000
--- a/geoclaw
+++ b/geoclaw
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 466573e294a3ad8a90a7148b4fe6ea0cba0df4cb
+Subproject commit b005768de402bee90a8340b4ac18fab2428b3b8e
diff --git a/pyclaw b/pyclaw
index 85fab6ad..a1c2ee04 160000
--- a/pyclaw
+++ b/pyclaw
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 85fab6ad414001c6ad019559bde10e0e0df20bf4
+Subproject commit a1c2ee04a3a7264636a22eabd7d17d009a0f1d53
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f95179fd..a264dbc0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@
 
 # version must also be changed in clawpack/__init__.py
 MAJOR               = 5
-MINOR               = 8
-MICRO               = 2
+MINOR               = 9
+MICRO               = 0
 TYPE                = ''
 VERSION             = '%d.%d.%d%s' % (MAJOR, MINOR, MICRO, TYPE)