diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 58593f7b3..603e3a73a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ will write to your dconf store and cannot tell whether a configuration
 that it is about to be overwrite was from a previous Home Manager
 generation or from manual configuration.
 
-Home Manager targets [NixOS][] unstable and NixOS version 19.03 (the
+Home Manager targets [NixOS][] unstable and NixOS version 19.09 (the
 current stable version), it may or may not work on other Linux
 distributions and NixOS versions.
 
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ Currently the easiest way to install Home Manager is as follows:
     if you are following Nixpkgs master or an unstable channel and
 
     ```console
-    $ nix-channel --add https://github.com/rycee/home-manager/archive/release-19.03.tar.gz home-manager
+    $ nix-channel --add https://github.com/rycee/home-manager/archive/release-19.09.tar.gz home-manager
     $ nix-channel --update
     ```
 
-    if you follow a Nixpkgs version 19.03 channel.
+    if you follow a Nixpkgs version 19.09 channel.
 
     On NixOS you may need to log out and back in for the channel to
     become available. On non-NixOS you may have to add
diff --git a/doc/installation.xml b/doc/installation.xml
index 0e4c904e5..521198868 100644
--- a/doc/installation.xml
+++ b/doc/installation.xml
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@
      if you are following Nixpkgs master or an unstable channel and
     </para>
 <screen>
-<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>nix-channel --add https://github.com/rycee/home-manager/archive/release-19.03.tar.gz home-manager</userinput>
+<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>nix-channel --add https://github.com/rycee/home-manager/archive/release-19.09.tar.gz home-manager</userinput>
 <prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>nix-channel --update</userinput>
 </screen>
     <para>
-     if you follow a Nixpkgs version 19.03 channel.
+     if you follow a Nixpkgs version 19.09 channel.
     </para>
     <para>
      On NixOS you may need to log out and back in for the channel to become
@@ -169,12 +169,12 @@ $HOME/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/hm-session-vars.sh
   </para>
 
 <screen>
-<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>nix-channel --add https://github.com/rycee/home-manager/archive/release-19.03.tar.gz home-manager</userinput>
+<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>nix-channel --add https://github.com/rycee/home-manager/archive/release-19.09.tar.gz home-manager</userinput>
 <prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>nix-channel --update</userinput>
 </screen>
 
   <para>
-   if you follow a Nixpkgs version 19.03 channel.
+   if you follow a Nixpkgs version 19.09 channel.
   </para>
 
   <para>
@@ -251,12 +251,12 @@ home-manager.useUserPackages = true;
   </para>
 
 <screen>
-<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>nix-channel --add https://github.com/rycee/home-manager/archive/release-19.03.tar.gz home-manager</userinput>
+<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>nix-channel --add https://github.com/rycee/home-manager/archive/release-19.09.tar.gz home-manager</userinput>
 <prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>nix-channel --update</userinput>
 </screen>
 
   <para>
-   if you follow a Nixpkgs version 19.03 channel.
+   if you follow a Nixpkgs version 19.09 channel.
   </para>
 
   <para>