diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 0aec911..3095acb 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.10.8"
+  ".": "1.10.9"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c3cb1a5..6ba34b0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.10.9 (2025-09-20)
+
+Full Changelog: [v1.10.8...v1.10.9](https://github.com/OneBusAway/js-sdk/compare/v1.10.8...v1.10.9)
+
+### Chores
+
+* do not install brew dependencies in ./scripts/bootstrap by default ([ab7f227](https://github.com/OneBusAway/js-sdk/commit/ab7f22737b85492188f429280529abd07b651760))
+
 ## 1.10.8 (2025-09-09)
 
 Full Changelog: [v1.10.7...v1.10.8](https://github.com/OneBusAway/js-sdk/compare/v1.10.7...v1.10.8)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5c439e0..0233b0e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "onebusaway-sdk",
-  "version": "1.10.8",
+  "version": "1.10.9",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "onebusaway-sdk",
-      "version": "1.10.8",
+      "version": "1.10.9",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/node": "^18.11.18",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f30d8fc..204b11c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "onebusaway-sdk",
-  "version": "1.10.8",
+  "version": "1.10.9",
   "description": "The official TypeScript library for the Onebusaway SDK API",
   "author": "Onebusaway SDK <info@onebusaway.org>",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap b/scripts/bootstrap
index 0af58e2..f68beda 100755
--- a/scripts/bootstrap
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap
@@ -4,10 +4,18 @@ set -e
 
 cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
 
-if [ -f "Brewfile" ] && [ "$(uname -s)" = "Darwin" ] && [ "$SKIP_BREW" != "1" ]; then
+if [ -f "Brewfile" ] && [ "$(uname -s)" = "Darwin" ] && [ "$SKIP_BREW" != "1" ] && [ -t 0 ]; then
   brew bundle check >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
-    echo "==> Installing Homebrew dependencies…"
-    brew bundle
+    echo -n "==> Install Homebrew dependencies? (y/N): "
+    read -r response
+    case "$response" in
+      [yY][eE][sS]|[yY])
+        brew bundle
+        ;;
+      *)
+        ;;
+    esac
+    echo
   }
 fi
 
diff --git a/src/version.ts b/src/version.ts
index c54557d..30f09e1 100644
--- a/src/version.ts
+++ b/src/version.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const VERSION = '1.10.8'; // x-release-please-version
+export const VERSION = '1.10.9'; // x-release-please-version