diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bfb5ea8b..2cf2c5bf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 <!--next-version-placeholder-->
 
+## v1.9.0 (2022-09-24)
+### Feature
+* Improve asyncio write performance ([#29](https://github.com/Bluetooth-Devices/dbus-fast/issues/29)) ([`016e71e`](https://github.com/Bluetooth-Devices/dbus-fast/commit/016e71ef6d7de4d9295f3ca170d7352ae233d74a))
+
 ## v1.8.0 (2022-09-24)
 ### Feature
 * Small speed ups to unmarshall message creation ([#27](https://github.com/Bluetooth-Devices/dbus-fast/issues/27)) ([`0bce72a`](https://github.com/Bluetooth-Devices/dbus-fast/commit/0bce72a76a6af0d7b3c731e08393652747e6c53a))
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5d0c3249..26c15de8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "dbus-fast"
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.9.0"
 description = "A faster version of dbus-next"
 authors = ["Bluetooth Devices Authors <bluetooth@koston.org>"]
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/src/dbus_fast/__version__.py b/src/dbus_fast/__version__.py
index 35c811a7..464e0b50 100644
--- a/src/dbus_fast/__version__.py
+++ b/src/dbus_fast/__version__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "A performant zero-dependency DBus library for Python with asyncio support"
 )
 __url__ = "https://github.com/bluetooth-devices/dbus-fast"
-__version__ = "1.8.0"
+__version__ = "1.9.0"
 __author__ = "Bluetooth Devices authors, Tony Crisci"
 __author_email__ = "bluetooth@koston.org"
 __license__ = "MIT"