diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 7a5647237..a3906fc08 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.8.0"
+  ".": "2.9.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c09d7530f..8bd833593 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.9.0](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/compare/v2.8.0...v2.9.0) (2025-02-07)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* removed verbatim ff [#4350](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4350) ([#4363](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4363)) ([b8b37fb](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/commit/b8b37fb986b1c7751901807026eb1ee6e16ea0cc))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* get_change_df_over_time uses an inclusive range ([#4365](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4365)) ([#4366](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4366)) ([e2653f5](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/commit/e2653f5605cc3220d28299bfc2cc48205c23067d))
+
 ## [2.8.0](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/compare/v2.7.1...v2.8.0) (2025-02-04)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 108c7b8ed..786387af9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "explorer",
-  "version": "2.8.0",
+  "version": "2.9.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "explorer",
-      "version": "2.8.0",
+      "version": "2.9.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@databiosphere/findable-ui": "21.1.0",
         "@emotion/react": "^11.13.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index abf2cfc3e..34686b9bb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "explorer",
-  "version": "2.8.0",
+  "version": "2.9.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "dev:ncpi-catalog": "./scripts/dev.sh ncpi-catalog dev && ./scripts/set-version.sh dev && next dev",