diff --git a/.github/release-drafter.yml b/.github/release-drafter.yml
index 195772f1..e808e655 100644
--- a/.github/release-drafter.yml
+++ b/.github/release-drafter.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-name-template: "0.9.4 🌈"
-tag-template: 0.9.4
+name-template: "0.9.5 🌈"
+tag-template: 0.9.5
 exclude-labels:
     - "skip-changelog"
 
diff --git a/pertpy/__init__.py b/pertpy/__init__.py
index f3dd1ebb..a5c126c2 100644
--- a/pertpy/__init__.py
+++ b/pertpy/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 __author__ = "Lukas Heumos"
 __email__ = "lukas.heumos@posteo.net"
-__version__ = "0.9.4"
+__version__ = "0.9.5"
 
 import warnings
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3c1a6b5c..6273a457 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ requires = ["hatchling"]
 
 [project]
 name = "pertpy"
-version = "0.9.4"
+version = "0.9.5"
 description = "Perturbation Analysis in the scverse ecosystem."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10,<3.13"