diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 02f17d9..76d5538 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.8.1"
+  ".": "0.9.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b05bb8c..bfd2f07 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ All notable changes to this package are documented here.
 This project uses [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/) and
 [release-please](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please) to prepare releases.
 
+## [0.9.0](https://github.com/GFean/react-native-bundle-drop/compare/v0.8.1...v0.9.0) (2026-09-22)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **cli:** improve command help and metadata handling while preserving Node 20 compatibility ([#45](https://github.com/GFean/react-native-bundle-drop/issues/45)) ([945c334](https://github.com/GFean/react-native-bundle-drop/commit/945c334e89fcbe5de122cd35e3359f62aa2ed571))
+
 ## [0.8.1](https://github.com/GFean/react-native-bundle-drop/compare/v0.8.0...v0.8.1) (2026-09-13)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cf79795..0b154fb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@gfean/react-native-bundle-drop",
-  "version": "0.8.1",
+  "version": "0.9.0",
   "nativeVersion": "0.6.0",
   "description": "Over-the-air updates for Expo and bare React Native apps, with channels, staged rollouts, patch delivery, and rollback.",
   "main": "lib/index.js",