diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 96a4197..d7599ba 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [0.9.9] - 2026-06-24
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Use DOCKER_HOST env var in is_docker_ready + scan all rootless sockets
+- Prefer branch name for task ID extraction + strip heads/ prefix in release
+- Filter non-version tags in release verification
+- Use explicit refspecs for git push to avoid tag/branch ambiguity
+
 ## [0.9.8] - 2026-06-24
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/src/devx/__init__.py b/src/devx/__init__.py
index 000a956..c433071 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__ = "0.9.8"
+__version__ = "0.9.9"