diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9086bf9..26114d3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 
+## v0.9.1 — 2026-10-08
+### Fixes
+- compile UTF-8 parser with unsigned chars (#275)
+
+
+
 ## v0.9.0 — 2026-10-06
 ### Features
 - add Python 3.15 wheel support (#261)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index eedcbc4..7c62331 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "hyperscan"
-version = "0.9.0"
+version = "0.9.1"
 description = "Python bindings for Hyperscan."
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{ name = "David Gidwani", email = "david.gidwani@atomweight.io" }]
diff --git a/src/hyperscan/_version.py b/src/hyperscan/_version.py
index 3e2f46a..d69d16e 100644
--- a/src/hyperscan/_version.py
+++ b/src/hyperscan/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.9.0"
+__version__ = "0.9.1"