diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 873fbb1..4e3b06a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 # eevee (08mar04)
 # fearow (23apr04)
 # gyarados (31may04)
+# horsea (27jun04)
 
 release:
 	python ./setup.py sdist --formats=zip
diff --git a/README b/README
index 41bf6d3..173533c 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 paramiko 0.9
-"gyarados" release, 31 may 2004
+"horsea" release, 27 jun 2004
 
 Copyright (c) 2003-2004 Robey Pointer <robey@lag.net>
 
@@ -117,6 +117,14 @@ the best and easiest examples of how to use the SFTP class.
 
 highlights of what's new in each release:
 
+v0.9 HORSEA
+* fixed a lockup that could happen if the channel was closed while the send
+  window was full
+* better checking of maximum packet sizes
+* better line buffering for file objects
+* now chops sftp requests into smaller packets for some older servers
+* more sftp unit tests
+
 v0.9 GYARADOS
 * Transport.open_channel() -- supports local & remote port forwarding now
 * now imports UTF-8 encodings explicitly as a hint to "freeze" utilities
diff --git a/paramiko/__init__.py b/paramiko/__init__.py
index fea18bd..5d2925e 100644
--- a/paramiko/__init__.py
+++ b/paramiko/__init__.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ released under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL).
 
 Website: U{http://www.lag.net/~robey/paramiko/}
 
-@version: 0.9 (gyarados)
+@version: 0.9 (horsea)
 @author: Robey Pointer
 @contact: robey@lag.net
 @license: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ if sys.version_info < (2, 2):
 
 __author__ = "Robey Pointer <robey@lag.net>"
 __date__ = "31 May 2004"
-__version__ = "0.9-gyarados"
+__version__ = "0.9-horsea"
 __license__ = "GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)"
 
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 62a6da4..05ee9a7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ Required packages:
 '''
 
 setup(name = "paramiko",
-      version = "0.9-gyarados",
+      version = "0.9-horsea",
       description = "SSH2 protocol library",
       author = "Robey Pointer",
       author_email = "robey@lag.net",
       url = "http://www.lag.net/~robey/paramiko/",
       packages = [ 'paramiko' ],
-      download_url = 'http://www.lag.net/~robey/paramiko/paramiko-0.9-gyarados.zip',
+      download_url = 'http://www.lag.net/~robey/paramiko/paramiko-0.9-horsea.zip',
       license = 'LGPL',
       platforms = 'Posix; MacOS X; Windows',
       classifiers = [ 'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha',