diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 Brick changelog
 ---------------
 
+1.9
+---
+
+API changes:
+* `FocusRing` got a `Show` instance.
+
 1.8
 ---
 
diff --git a/brick.cabal b/brick.cabal
--- a/brick.cabal
+++ b/brick.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                brick
-version:             1.8
+version:             1.9
 synopsis:            A declarative terminal user interface library
 description:
   Write terminal user interfaces (TUIs) painlessly with 'brick'! You
diff --git a/src/Brick/Focus.hs b/src/Brick/Focus.hs
--- a/src/Brick/Focus.hs
+++ b/src/Brick/Focus.hs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 -- | A focus ring containing a sequence of resource names to focus and a
 -- currently-focused name.
 newtype FocusRing n = FocusRing (C.CList n)
+                    deriving (Show)
 
 -- | Construct a focus ring from the list of resource names.
 focusRing :: [n] -> FocusRing n