diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index bab3449..ae9f412 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ Changes in jupyter-core
 4.9
 ---
 
+4.9.1
+~~~~~
+
+`on
+GitHub <https://github.com/jupyter/jupyter_core/releases/tag/4.9.0>`__
+
+- Add a workaround for virtualenv for getting the user site directory. (:ghpull:`247`)
+
+
 4.9.0
 ~~~~~
 
diff --git a/jupyter_core/version.py b/jupyter_core/version.py
index d3c7afd..4e5fc65 100644
--- a/jupyter_core/version.py
+++ b/jupyter_core/version.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     'serial'
 ])
 
-version_info = VersionInfo(4, 9, 0, 'final', 0)
+version_info = VersionInfo(4, 9, 1, 'candidate', 0)
 
 _specifier_ = {'alpha': 'a', 'beta': 'b', 'candidate': 'rc', 'final': '', 'dev': 'dev'}