diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 8885abfcc..b946c0fa5 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on `Keep a Changelog`_, and this project adheres to
 `Semantic Versioning`_.
 
-Unreleased
-----------
+[0.9.0] 2024-02-15
+------------------
 
 Fixed
 ~~~~~
diff --git a/pixi.toml b/pixi.toml
index 0d34ccd9c..11d928cc9 100644
--- a/pixi.toml
+++ b/pixi.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "xugrid"
-version = "0.8.1"
+version = "0.9.0"
 description = "Xarray extension for unstructured grids"
 authors = ["Huite Bootsma <huite.bootsma@deltares.nl>"]
 channels = ["conda-forge"]
diff --git a/xugrid/__init__.py b/xugrid/__init__.py
index 88bb7a730..8ff549c34 100644
--- a/xugrid/__init__.py
+++ b/xugrid/__init__.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 from xugrid.ugrid.ugrid1d import Ugrid1d
 from xugrid.ugrid.ugrid2d import Ugrid2d
 
-__version__ = "0.8.1"
+__version__ = "0.9.0"
 
 __all__ = (
     "data",