diff --git a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 9807961..4fdad41 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "lich",
   "description": "Claude Code plugin for the lich harness",
-  "version": "0.8.0",
+  "version": "0.9.0",
   "author": {
     "name": "omartelo"
   }
diff --git a/.codex-plugin/plugin.json b/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
index dff7550..a3e5eaf 100644
--- a/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lich",
-  "version": "0.8.0",
+  "version": "0.9.0",
   "description": "Codex CLI plugin for the lich harness",
   "author": {
     "name": "omartelo"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bc5cca6..5d1624b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.9.0] - 2026-08-11
+
 ### Added
 
 - **opencode sessions can drive the sessions beside them.** They could already
@@ -261,7 +263,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   plugin is safe to install globally. Requests time out after ~1s and errors
   are swallowed — the hook never blocks or fails the turn.
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/omartelo/lich-plugin/compare/v0.8.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/omartelo/lich-plugin/compare/v0.9.0...HEAD
+[0.9.0]: https://github.com/omartelo/lich-plugin/compare/v0.8.0...v0.9.0
 [0.8.0]: https://github.com/omartelo/lich-plugin/compare/v0.7.0...v0.8.0
 [0.7.0]: https://github.com/omartelo/lich-plugin/compare/v0.6.0...v0.7.0
 [0.6.0]: https://github.com/omartelo/lich-plugin/compare/v0.5.0...v0.6.0