diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 22ccf77..46381f7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ## Changelog
 
+## Future
+
+* Bump `mapnik-reference` dependency to ~5.0.9 (with `shield-halo-rasterizer`)
+
 ## 0.9.6
 
 * Fixed support for `text-face-name` values with `&` like `El&Font Bubble`
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 197f940..9765b36 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "underscore": "~1.6.0",
-    "mapnik-reference": "5.0.8",
+    "mapnik-reference": "5.0.9",
     "xml2js": "~0.4.2",
     "optimist": "~0.6.0"
   },