diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 16f9e95..fdedb6e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [0.9.7] - 2026-06-24
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Add rootless socket fallback and GITHUB_ENV export
+
 ## [0.9.6] - 2026-06-24
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/src/devx/__init__.py b/src/devx/__init__.py
index 7abce79..db19883 100644
--- a/src/devx/__init__.py
+++ b/src/devx/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """devx — reusable development and CI/CD tools for oblachno-oss projects."""
 
-__version__ = "0.9.6"
+__version__ = "0.9.7"