diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ff680603..f63d1942 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.9.0](https://github.com/bihealth/mehari/compare/v0.8.0...v0.9.0) (2023-10-05)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* exposing utility functions for pedigree /  vcf building ([#196](https://github.com/bihealth/mehari/issues/196)) ([7d77f35](https://github.com/bihealth/mehari/commit/7d77f3575d72324de6591744411b777fcfc6e3a8))
+
 ## [0.8.0](https://github.com/bihealth/mehari/compare/v0.7.0...v0.8.0) (2023-10-02)
 
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 629a90c4..f9e6ef0c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1749,7 +1749,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mehari"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "actix-web",
  "annonars",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 545a20e6..4800997d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "mehari"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["Manuel Holtgrewe <manuel.holtgrewe@bih-charite.de>"]
 description = "Variant effect prediction all in Rust"