diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 629f1cc..c93e81d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ explicitly under **Changed**, with what to do about it.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.9.0] - 2026-10-06
+
 ### Added
 
 - **Connect your brain in Claude on the web and on your phone.** `brain mcp --http`
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3ecb937..28dce2f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "brainkit"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 description = "Multi-tenant company brain on Obsidian-compatible vaults — each person's copy holds only the notes they may read"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 324ab03..d0e4b11 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "brainkit"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "aiohttp" },