diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 96898e087e8..0d9edebc0ab 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 Change Log
 ===
 
+v5.9.1
+---
+
+## :hammer_and_wrench: Bugfixes
+
+- [bugfix] Removed extraneous deprecation warning produced when using `tslint:recommended` or `tslint:latest` by disabling `typeof-compare` in these rulesets. (#3639)
+- [bugfix] Resolve directories as absolute paths when validating custom `rulesDirectory` paths, which fixes usage with tslint-loader. (#3640)
+
 v5.9.0
 ---
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d347a4aaef7..826ad87fb76 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "tslint",
-  "version": "5.9.0",
+  "version": "5.9.1",
   "description": "An extensible static analysis linter for the TypeScript language",
   "bin": {
     "tslint": "./bin/tslint"
diff --git a/src/linter.ts b/src/linter.ts
index 414d2ca72a1..a56fcc26ff4 100644
--- a/src/linter.ts
+++ b/src/linter.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import { arrayify, dedent, flatMap, mapDefined } from "./utils";
  * Linter that can lint multiple files in consecutive runs.
  */
 export class Linter {
-    public static VERSION = "5.9.0";
+    public static VERSION = "5.9.1";
 
     public static findConfiguration = findConfiguration;
     public static findConfigurationPath = findConfigurationPath;