diff --git a/core/data/System/ReleaseHistory.txt b/core/data/System/ReleaseHistory.txt
index 128de62ca..4eb44f2f3 100644
--- a/core/data/System/ReleaseHistory.txt
+++ b/core/data/System/ReleaseHistory.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The complete timeline of Foswiki Releases. Foswiki was forked from TWiki 4.2.4 a
 
 %TOC%
 
----++ Foswiki Release 2.1.9 - 17 Dec 2024
+---++ Foswiki Release 2.1.9 - 18 Dec 2024
 
 Foswiki 2.1.9 contains 57 fixes.
 
diff --git a/core/data/System/ReleaseNotes02x01.txt b/core/data/System/ReleaseNotes02x01.txt
index 87e6b19f1..e8b934f6b 100644
--- a/core/data/System/ReleaseNotes02x01.txt
+++ b/core/data/System/ReleaseNotes02x01.txt
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Foswiki is released under the GNU General Public License.
    * Foswiki 2.1.6 was built on 27 Feb 2018. It is a release that contains 11 fixes, including some critical security related fixes.
    * Foswiki 2.1.7 was build on 29 Mar 2022. It contains 119 fixes, including 7 critical security fixes.
    * Foswiki 2.1.8 was build on 06 Aug 2023. It contains 61 fixes, including 9 critical security related fixes
-   * Foswiki 2.1.9 was build on 17 Dec 2024. It includes 57 fixes.
+   * Foswiki 2.1.9 was build on 18 Dec 2024. It includes 57 fixes.
 
 
 ---++ Pre-installed Extensions
diff --git a/core/lib/Foswiki.pm b/core/lib/Foswiki.pm
index 5b108d736..b9084a62a 100644
--- a/core/lib/Foswiki.pm
+++ b/core/lib/Foswiki.pm
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ BEGIN {
     # DO NOT CHANGE THE FORMAT OF $VERSION.
     # Use $RELEASE for a descriptive version.
     use version 0.77; $VERSION = version->declare('v2.1.9');
-    $RELEASE = '06 Aug 2023';
+    $RELEASE = '18 Dec 2024';
 
     # Default handlers for different %TAGS%
     # Where an entry is set as 'undef', the tag will be demand-loaded