dc0sk · dc0sk · Jul 27, 2026 · Jul 27, 2026
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ during the 0.4.0 release, so earlier detail lives in the git history and in the
 change ledgers under [`docs/test/test-strategy.md`](docs/test/test-strategy.md)
 and [`docs/requirements/system-requirements.md`](docs/requirements/system-requirements.md).
 
-## [0.8.1] — 2026-07-27
+## [0.9.0] — 2026-07-27
 
 ### Added
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ and [`docs/requirements/system-requirements.md`](docs/requirements/system-requir
   Settings. It stays silent unless there is a real update, and makes at most
   one request per launch.
 
-[0.8.1]: https://github.com/dc0sk/K4remote/releases/tag/v0.8.1
+[0.9.0]: https://github.com/dc0sk/K4remote/releases/tag/v0.9.0
 
 ## [0.8.0] — 2026-07-25
 

diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ members = [
 
 [workspace.package]
 edition = "2021"
-version = "0.8.1"
+version = "0.9.0"
 authors = ["Simon Keimer (DC0SK)"]
 rust-version = "1.90"
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ stakeholder needs down to individual tests, enforced by a build gate.
 
 ![K4 Remote main window](docs/screenshots/main.png)
 
-> **Status:** v0.8.1 — feature-complete; hardware bring-up in progress.
+> **Status:** v0.9.0 — feature-complete; hardware bring-up in progress.
 > 326 hardware-free tests pass · clippy/fmt clean · traceability gate green · CI green on Linux/macOS/Windows.
 > VFO tuning, RIT/XIT, split, band, panadapter click-to-QSY, and the K-Pod (incl. F1–F8 tap/hold macros)
 > are validated against a real K4; audio / PTT / waterfall rendering / serial bring-up is ongoing.
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stakeholder needs down to individual tests, enforced by a build gate.
 > radio — plus **ATU and TUNE control**, an About-box **update check**, and **switchable control
 > tooltips**.
 >
-> **New in 0.8.1:** an **automatic update check** — the app looks for a newer release once at
+> **New in 0.9.0:** an **automatic update check** — the app looks for a newer release once at
 > start-up and shows a clickable link in the top bar if there is one (on by default, opt-out in
 > Settings).
 >

diff --git a/docs/test/test-strategy.md b/docs/test/test-strategy.md
@@ -436,4 +436,4 @@ FR-SES-MULTI, FR-DIAG-02, etc. — get `TC` IDs when promoted to `Approved`.)*
 | 2026-07-25 | 3.12 | DC0SK | **Transverter setup moved to a second column** after DC0SK found the single stacked column grew a vertical scrollbar in the config slot — an ergonomics problem (scrolling a setup form is worse than the space it saves). The BAND screen is now two columns: HF/6 m band selection left, transverter select + setup form right, with the form's four numeric fields laid two-per-row (`Lower`/`IF`, `Offset`/`Power`) now that the half-width column gives horizontal room. No scrollbar; everything fits the fixed-height slot. Verified on screen in `--demo`. |
 | 2026-07-25 | 4.0 | DC0SK | Release **v0.8.0**. Minor: six backlog features and two operating fixes since 0.7.0, nearly all validated on DC0SK's live K4. Added: VFO lock read-back + tuning refusal, DATA rate select, `ACN` antenna names, on-screen macros (Fn → MACROS, reusing the K-Pod table), a DTMF keypad, and transverter band setup (two-column BAND screen). Fixed: TX TEST now flashes distinct from a real transmit (finishing FR-TX-TUNE-01's flashing indication), and DATA sub-mode/rate switching lag — the same read-back fight the sliders had, fixed with the standing optimistic-override pattern. **What is left is now honestly the hard part:** the audio-character (`MX`/`BL`/`FX`/`AL`) and message (`DARM`) items are blocked on two hardware questions only the operator can answer — whether radio-side audio settings reach the remote stream, and whose microphone `DARM` records. Version bumped in Cargo.toml (workspace), lockfile, README, user manual. 326 tests. |
 | 2026-07-26 | 4.1 | DC0SK | **FR-UI-UPD-02 implemented** — automatic update check + top-area notification. Default-on preference (opt-out in Settings), one start-up check off the UI thread reusing `update::check_now` (so the whole never-spurious comparison from FR-UI-UPD-01 comes for free), and a clickable `● update <version>` link beside the connection indicator, shown only for an `Available` result. The metered-link caution FR-UI-UPD-01 was written around is met by construction, not overridden: one request per launch, opt-out, silent unless there is a real update. Tested at the config layer (default-on + persistence) and verified on screen — including watching the start-up check overwrite a seeded status, which confirmed it runs. 327 tests. |
-| 2026-07-27 | 4.2 | DC0SK | Release **v0.8.1**. Patch: the single addition since 0.8.0 is FR-UI-UPD-02, the automatic update check (opt-out, once per start, silent unless a real update is found, clickable link in the top status area). No behavioural change to anything else. Version bumped in Cargo.toml (workspace), lockfile, README, user manual. 327 tests. |
+| 2026-07-27 | 4.2 | DC0SK | Release **v0.9.0**. Minor: the addition since 0.8.0 is FR-UI-UPD-02, the automatic update check (opt-out, once per start, silent unless a real update is found, clickable link in the top status area). Numbered **0.9.0, not 0.8.1** — a new feature is a minor bump under semver, and the changelog files it under Added. It was briefly tagged v0.8.1 by mistake; the tag and its in-flight release build were removed before any release artifact published, and it was retagged. Version bumped in Cargo.toml (workspace), lockfile, README, user manual. 327 tests. |
diff --git a/docs/user-manual.md b/docs/user-manual.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: "K4 Remote — User Manual"
 status: Draft
-version: "0.8.1"
+version: "0.9.0"
 updated: 2026-07-26
 authors:
   - Simon Keimer (DC0SK)