diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libfabric/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libfabric/package.py
index 588911c15d..d1019dd400 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libfabric/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libfabric/package.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ class Libfabric(AutotoolsPackage):
     git      = "https://github.com/ofiwg/libfabric.git"
 
     version('develop', branch='master')
+    version('1.9.0', sha256='559bfb7376c38253c936d0b104591c3394880376d676894895706c4f5f88597c',
+       url='https://github.com/ofiwg/libfabric/releases/download/v1.9.0/libfabric-1.9.0.tar.bz2')
     version('1.8.1', sha256='3c560b997f9eafd89f961dd8e8a29a81aad3e39aee888e3f3822da419047dc88',
        url='https://github.com/ofiwg/libfabric/releases/download/v1.8.1/libfabric-1.8.1.tar.bz2')
     version('1.8.0', sha256='c4763383a96af4af52cd81b3b094227f5cf8e91662f861670965994539b7ee37',
@@ -65,6 +67,10 @@ class Libfabric(AutotoolsPackage):
     depends_on('automake', when='@develop', type='build')
     depends_on('libtool', when='@develop', type='build')
 
+    resource(name='fabtests',
+             url='https://github.com/ofiwg/libfabric/releases/download/v1.9.0/fabtests-1.9.0.tar.bz2',
+             sha256='60cc21db7092334904cbdafd142b2403572976018a22218e7c453195caef366e',
+             placement='fabtests', when='@1.9.0')
     resource(name='fabtests',
              url='https://github.com/ofiwg/libfabric/releases/download/v1.7.0/fabtests-1.7.0.tar.gz',
              sha256='ebb4129dc69dc0e1f48310ce1abb96673d8ddb18166bc595312ebcb96e803de9',