diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
index 6fee2fed..229a27c6 100644
--- a/.go-version
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.22.2
+1.22.8
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c1141660..ece2cadc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,31 @@
+## 0.9.0 (October 8th, 2024)
+
+Features:
+* Add support for syncing [HVS rotating secrets](https://developer.hashicorp.com/hcp/docs/vault-secrets/auto-rotation): [GH-893](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/893) [GH-889](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/889)
+* Add support for syncing [HVS dynamic secrets](https://developer.hashicorp.com/hcp/docs/vault-secrets/dynamic-secrets): [GH-917](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/917) [GH-939](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/939) [GH-934](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/934) [GH-941](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/941)
+
+Fix:
+* VC: update `spec.timeout` to be a string: [GH-906](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/906)
+
+Improvements:
+* VSS(instant-updates): more stable event watcher: [GH-898](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/898)
+* Bump kube-rbac-proxy to 0.18.1: [GH-909](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/909)
+
+Build:
+* Upgrade controller-gen to 0.16.3: [GH-944](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/944)
+* SEC-090: Automated trusted workflow pinning (2024-08-13): [GH-888](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/888)
+* SEC-090: Automated trusted workflow pinning (2024-08-19): [GH-897](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/897)
+* SEC-090: Automated trusted workflow pinning (2024-09-30): [GH-937](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/937)
+* Use dependabot groups for Go deps: [GH-924](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/924)
+* Conform to IPS-002: [GH-947](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/947)
+
+Dependency Updates:
+* Bump the gomod-backward-compatible group across 1 directory with 14 updates: [GH-943](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/943)
+* Bump golang.org/x/crypto from 0.27.0 to 0.28.0 in the gomod-backward-compatible group: [GH-945](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/945)
+* Bump ubi9/ubi-micro from 9.4-13 to 9.4-15: [GH-904](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/904)
+* Bump ubi9/ubi-minimal from 9.4-1227.1725849298 to 9.4-1227.1726694542: [GH-930](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator/pull/930)
+
+
 ## 0.8.1 (July 29th, 2024)
 
 Improvements:
diff --git a/chart/Chart.yaml b/chart/Chart.yaml
index 2aaf3add..d7ca7ca2 100644
--- a/chart/Chart.yaml
+++ b/chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 apiVersion: v2
 name: vault-secrets-operator
-version: 0.8.1
-appVersion: "0.8.1"
+version: 0.9.0
+appVersion: "0.9.0"
 kubeVersion: ">=1.21.0-0"
 description: Official Vault Secrets Operator Chart
 type: application
diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index 7db87e2a..1d3889e4 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ controller:
       # All values are case-insensitive.
       # Specifying '*' as the first element will include all roles in the aggregation.
       #
-      # The ClusterRole name takes the form of <chart-fullname>-aggregate-role-viewer.
+      # The ClusterRole name takes the form of `<chart-fullname>`-aggregate-role-viewer.
       #
       # Example usages:
       # all roles:
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ controller:
       # All values are case-insensitive.
       # Specifying '*' as the first element will include all roles in the aggregation.
       #
-      # The ClusterRole name takes the form of <chart-fullname>-aggregate-role-editor.
+      # The ClusterRole name takes the form of `<chart-fullname>`-aggregate-role-editor.
       #
       # Example usages:
       # all roles:
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ controller:
     image:
       pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       repository: hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator
-      tag: 0.8.1
+      tag: 0.9.0
 
     # logging
     logging:
diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index 102dd256..6de94cb3 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ kind: Kustomization
 images:
 - name: controller
   newName: hashicorp/vault-secrets-operator
-  newTag: 0.8.1
+  newTag: 0.9.0