diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5188aad2..4c2e8b79 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 SQLITEVERSION=3.8.9
 APSWSUFFIX=-r1
 
-RELEASEDATE="1 February 2015"
+RELEASEDATE="19 April 2015"
 
 VERSION=$(SQLITEVERSION)$(APSWSUFFIX)
 VERDIR=apsw-$(VERSION)
diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst
index 311c190e..5d522e7c 100644
--- a/doc/index.rst
+++ b/doc/index.rst
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ APSW documentation
 
 .. centered:: APSW |version| released |today|
 
-Use with SQLite 3.8.7 or later, CPython 2.3 or later including CPython
+Use with SQLite 3.8.9 or later, CPython 2.3 or later including CPython
 3.
 
 APSW provides an SQLite 3 wrapper that provides the thinnest layer
diff --git a/src/apsw.c b/src/apsw.c
index 4ebf10a8..98c72273 100644
--- a/src/apsw.c
+++ b/src/apsw.c
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ API Reference
 #include "sqlite3.h"
 #endif
 
-#if SQLITE_VERSION_NUMBER < 3008008
-#error Your SQLite version is too old.  It must be at least 3.8.8
+#if SQLITE_VERSION_NUMBER < 3008009
+#error Your SQLite version is too old.  It must be at least 3.8.9
 #endif
 
 /* system headers */