doc/devel/release.html | 7 +++++++

diff --git a/doc/devel/release.html b/doc/devel/release.html
index 1bb3730d8b94f0e429458cbc3696cd7e34ac27e8..437e3c60a470768cfe573446117753ca410d336c 100644
--- a/doc/devel/release.html
+++ b/doc/devel/release.html
@@ -91,6 +91,13 @@ See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.12.8">Go
 1.12.8 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
 </p>
 
+<p>
+go1.12.9 (released 2019/08/15) includes fixes to the linker,
+and the <code>os</code> and <code>math/big</code> packages.
+See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.12.9+label%3ACherryPickApproved">Go
+1.12.9 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
+</p>
+
 <h2 id="go1.11">go1.11 (released 2018/08/24)</h2>
 
 <p>