diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 59368630..9038b38d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-# main [(unreleased)](https://github.com/whitesmith/rubycritic/compare/v4.8.1...main)
+# main [(unreleased)](https://github.com/whitesmith/rubycritic/compare/v4.9.0...main)
+
+# v4.9.0 / 2023-10-18 [(commits)](https://github.com/whitesmith/rubycritic/compare/v4.8.1...v4.9.0)
 
 * [CHANGE] Fix test warning related to `cucumber_opts` declaration (by [@faisal][])
 * [BUGFIX] Stop using long-deprecated MiniTest module name, removed in 5.19.0 (by [@faisal][])
diff --git a/lib/rubycritic/version.rb b/lib/rubycritic/version.rb
index d2153435..ac1bcd1c 100644
--- a/lib/rubycritic/version.rb
+++ b/lib/rubycritic/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module RubyCritic
-  VERSION = '4.8.1'.freeze
+  VERSION = '4.9.0'.freeze
 end