diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0f5133ca..009403a5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 <!--next-version-placeholder-->
 
+## v2.9.0 (2023-09-20)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Speed up unmarshalling message body ([#255](https://github.com/Bluetooth-Devices/dbus-fast/issues/255)) ([`5aed075`](https://github.com/Bluetooth-Devices/dbus-fast/commit/5aed07516611692f935cac6fb612204c6f419fec))
+
 ## v2.8.0 (2023-09-20)
 
 ### Feature
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0c5ce2cf..3cbb024c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "dbus-fast"
-version = "2.8.0"
+version = "2.9.0"
 description = "A faster version of dbus-next"
 authors = ["Bluetooth Devices Authors <bluetooth@koston.org>"]
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/src/dbus_fast/__version__.py b/src/dbus_fast/__version__.py
index 0373df40..6e4df563 100644
--- a/src/dbus_fast/__version__.py
+++ b/src/dbus_fast/__version__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "A performant zero-dependency DBus library for Python with asyncio support"
 )
 __url__ = "https://github.com/bluetooth-devices/dbus-fast"
-__version__ = "2.8.0"
+__version__ = "2.9.0"
 __author__ = "Bluetooth Devices authors, Tony Crisci"
 __author_email__ = "bluetooth@koston.org"
 __license__ = "MIT"