diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f2dd042..042de1c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# [1.9.0](https://github.com/jdinhify/vscode-theme-gruvbox/compare/v1.8.0...v1.9.0) (2023-10-24)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* enable semantic highlighting ([#80](https://github.com/jdinhify/vscode-theme-gruvbox/issues/80)) ([dc3310d](https://github.com/jdinhify/vscode-theme-gruvbox/commit/dc3310df19499da7a48a1210b5390d4d0b526321))
+
 # [1.8.0](https://github.com/jdinhify/vscode-theme-gruvbox/compare/v1.7.0...v1.8.0) (2022-09-16)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 448888e..ec14f71 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "gruvbox",
   "displayName": "Gruvbox Theme",
   "description": "Gruvbox Theme",
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.9.0",
   "author": "jdinhify (https://github.com/jdinhify)",
   "contributors": [
     "eximus (https://github.com/3ximus)",