diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index b721a75336..ab03b1512d 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+* V2.0.9
+  * added missing requirements.txt to the distro
+
 * V2.0.8
   * added requirements.txt file with pyyaml
   * simplified setup.py script
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index b43d70ad68..dabc471939 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ include LICENSE.third-party.txt
 include README.md
 include ChangeLog
 include set-env.sh
+include requirements.txt
 
 recursive-include man *
diff --git a/ck/kernel.py b/ck/kernel.py
index a887e80d42..64c6ca1827 100755
--- a/ck/kernel.py
+++ b/ck/kernel.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 
 # We use 3 digits for the main (released) version and 4th digit for development revision
-__version__ = "2.0.8"
+__version__ = "2.0.9"
 # Do not use characters (to detect outdated version)!
 
 # Import packages that are global for the whole kernel