diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md
index 9e95ad3cab..900804d8d1 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Latest Changes
 
+## 0.0.9
+
 ### Breaking Changes
 
 * 🗑️ Deprecate Python 3.6 and upgrade Poetry and Poetry Version Plugin. PR [#627](https://github.com/tiangolo/sqlmodel/pull/627) by [@tiangolo](https://github.com/tiangolo).
diff --git a/sqlmodel/__init__.py b/sqlmodel/__init__.py
index 3aa6e0d2ac..b51084b3fc 100644
--- a/sqlmodel/__init__.py
+++ b/sqlmodel/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "0.0.8"
+__version__ = "0.0.9"
 
 # Re-export from SQLAlchemy
 from sqlalchemy.engine import create_mock_engine as create_mock_engine