diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index fd01287c0f..f002acb80c 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 
+2.6-89 | 2019-01-18 15:17:34 -0800
+
+  * Pre-allocate and re-use Vals for bool, int, count, enum and empty string (Jon Siwek, Corelight)
+
+  * Preallocate booleans and small counts < 4096 (Justin Azoff, Corelight)
+
 2.6-86 | 2019-01-17 18:03:10 -0600
 
   * Improve ERSPAN Type III support (Jon Siwek, Corelight)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 241a132ae2..d89b7354f9 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.6-86
+2.6-89