diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ and optional library packages are the following:
### Compile-time dependencies
- The [css4j](https://github.com/css4j/css4j/releases) library (and its transitive
- dependencies); version 3.8.0 or higher is recommended (compatibility with 4.0 or
+ dependencies); version 3.9.0 or higher is recommended (compatibility with 4.0 or
higher is not guaranteed).
- The [css4j-agent](https://github.com/css4j/css4j-agent/releases) library;
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
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--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
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@@ -1,29 +1,22 @@
-# css4j-dom4j version 3.8 Release Notes
+# css4j-dom4j version 3.9 Release Notes
-### August 21, 2022
+### October 19, 2022
## Release Highlights
-### Use `