diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 464a3ed58..b58eb48c4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project's packages adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/s
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.0.9] - 2020-07-23
+
 - Disable app, appcatalog CRDs creation.
 
 ## [v1.0.8] 2020-06-23
@@ -50,8 +52,8 @@ and this project's packages adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/s
 
 - Flattening operator release structure.
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/giantswarm/app-operator/compare/v1.0.8...HEAD
-
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/giantswarm/app-operator/compare/v1.0.9...HEAD
+[1.0.9]: https://github.com/giantswarm/app-operator/compare/v1.0.8...v1.0.9
 [v1.0.8]: https://github.com/giantswarm/app-operator/compare/v1.0.7...v1.0.8
 [v1.0.7]: https://github.com/giantswarm/app-operator/compare/v1.0.6...v1.0.7
 [v1.0.6]: https://github.com/giantswarm/app-operator/compare/v1.0.5...v1.0.6
diff --git a/pkg/project/project.go b/pkg/project/project.go
index 03b9afb6c..d20c897fe 100644
--- a/pkg/project/project.go
+++ b/pkg/project/project.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var (
 	gitSHA      = "n/a"
 	name        = "app-operator"
 	source      = "https://github.com/giantswarm/app-operator"
-	version     = "1.0.8"
+	version     = "1.0.9"
 )
 
 // AppControlPlaneVersion is always 0.0.0 for control plane app CRs. These CRs