diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e3e18070..7e310bae 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.9.8
+0.9.9
diff --git a/docs/cli-reference.md b/docs/cli-reference.md
index 13e2775b..337c3314 100644
--- a/docs/cli-reference.md
+++ b/docs/cli-reference.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # capy CLI reference
 
-Version `0.9.8`. Generated from `capy help --json`.
+Version `0.9.9`. Generated from `capy help --json`.
 
 ## Commands
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dd018e65..caefac7c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@capysc/cli",
-  "version": "0.9.8",
+  "version": "0.9.9",
   "description": "Capy CLI - SecretOps for the AI age",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "bin": {