According to this article on GamePro.com, Minecraft 1.9 has come out as a pre-release just like 1.8. Here is the link to download -[url=http://t.co/ByDKpDUg]http://t.co/ByDKpDUg[/url]- So get out there and play 1.9!
Happy Building!
-JetBirdie AKA "The Fonz"