diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9e3d217..563453b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.9.0] — 2026-05-20
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - **mythos-auto aggregate job: `gh` → `curl`**
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 25c3195..7d1b0ef 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@ checksum = "4facc753ae494aeb6e3c22f839b158aebd4f9270f55cd3c79906c45476c47ab4"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "meld-cli"
-version = "0.8.1"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
@@ -1385,7 +1385,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "meld-core"
-version = "0.8.1"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bitflags",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2e992cf..1973b9c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ exclude = [
 ]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.8.1"
+version = "0.9.0"
 authors = ["PulseEngine <https://github.com/pulseengine>"]
 edition = "2024"
 license = "Apache-2.0"