diff --git a/.version b/.version
index 8062305..da1457f 100644
--- a/.version
+++ b/.version
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "version": "v0.9.6"
+  "version": "v0.9.7"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c6fc03e..71a30e0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,21 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [0.9.7] - 2026-04-11
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+- *(deps)* Update module gitlab.com/unboundsoftware/eventsourced/pg to v1.18.6 (#790)
+- *(deps)* Update module github.com/alecthomas/kong to v1.15.0 (#791)
+- *(deps)* Update opentelemetry-go monorepo (#793)
+- *(deps)* Update module go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/bridges/otelslog to v0.18.0 (#797)
+- *(deps)* Update module github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/v2 to v2.0.0-rc.268 (#798)
+
+### ⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- *(deps)* Update golang:1.26.1 docker digest to 5ba1126 (#795)
+- *(deps)* Update golang docker tag to v1.26.2 (#800)
+
 ## [0.9.6] - 2026-03-29
 
 ### 🐛 Bug Fixes