diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 64f3cdd..76d5538 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.8.0"
+  ".": "0.9.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0a835e3..789cebc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.9.0](https://github.com/workos/authkit-session/compare/v0.8.0...v0.9.0) (2026-11-04)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add optional issuer config for access token validation ([#54](https://github.com/workos/authkit-session/issues/54)) ([489b6fe](https://github.com/workos/authkit-session/commit/489b6fea8409bfedaf848151ff2c244c4611f3a7))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* seal sessions from @workos-inc/node 12 and revive user timestamps ([#69](https://github.com/workos/authkit-session/issues/69)) ([6710708](https://github.com/workos/authkit-session/commit/6710708d412aabb2df778ca573e1c0757aafdf19))
+
 ## [0.8.0](https://github.com/workos/authkit-session/compare/v0.7.1...v0.8.0) (2026-10-19)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f0e5d61..02584b4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@workos/authkit-session",
-  "version": "0.8.0",
+  "version": "0.9.0",
   "description": "Framework-agnostic authentication library for WorkOS with pluggable storage adapters",
   "keywords": [],
   "license": "MIT",