diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 2163a71d8..4d78a8d75 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-	".": "3.8.0"
+	".": "3.9.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fe79b0369..ecee85763 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,23 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [3.9.0](https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/compare/v3.8.0...v3.9.0) (2025-10-17)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **icon:** ✨ add microinteraction for configure icon ([8f55d2d](https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/commit/8f55d2df3cebf82934774d8aa2b89f6fbb19ee35))
+* **search:** ✨ make search shortcuts keyboard layout-independent ([6c806b5](https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/commit/6c806b567505f1ea65e36f8c0829e103d5b1a391))
+* **typography:** ✨ improve emphasis styles for East Asian scripts ([#1165](https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/issues/1165)) ([4e82bdc](https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/commit/4e82bdc954ba1ba4675c755406258b7d54735900))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **layout:** 🐛 fix page tools center alignment on main page ([#1167](https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/issues/1167)) ([e72c859](https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/commit/e72c8596ec793c2214b43da40cd42fefa6b40abf))
+* **menu:** 🐛 language card goes off-screen when page title is too long ([70181e4](https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/commit/70181e49ffb72dda5141637ee6efcac8c0c3e117))
+* **SECURITY:** 🐛 fix stored XSS in sticky header button messages ([e006923](https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/commit/e006923c6dbf113c9a025ca186ecc09fe7b93a15))
+* **tokens:** 🐛 fix layout issues with fractional viewport sizes ([7ae0f48](https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/commit/7ae0f48d6c94a07cd77759c13d9e1e78a608ed68))
+
 ## [3.8.0](https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/compare/v3.7.0...v3.8.0) (2025-10-06)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 670a48000..65b7d7f7c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "Citizen",
-	"version": "3.8.0",
+	"version": "3.9.0",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 53d2222e8..5e9e1e98c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@
 		"types-mediawiki": "2.0.0",
 		"vue": "3.4.27"
 	},
-	"version": "3.8.0"
+	"version": "3.9.0"
 }
diff --git a/skin.json b/skin.json
index 3f150df2d..9799b3fa4 100644
--- a/skin.json
+++ b/skin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "Citizen",
-	"version": "3.8.0",
+	"version": "3.9.0",
 	"author": [
 		"[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Alistair3149 Alistair3149]",
 		"[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Octfx Octfx]",