diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 5eb41ee7..25a7622e 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"1.8.0"}
+{".":"1.9.0"}
diff --git a/pikaraoke/CHANGELOG.md b/pikaraoke/CHANGELOG.md
index 05f6b7b9..57a60966 100644
--- a/pikaraoke/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/pikaraoke/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.9.0](https://github.com/vicwomg/pikaraoke/compare/1.8.0...1.9.0) (2025-01-08)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* support splash screen background video ([#464](https://github.com/vicwomg/pikaraoke/issues/464)) ([5774208](https://github.com/vicwomg/pikaraoke/commit/5774208b95ff8530f564ae62c52af69eba4e65bf))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* allow mp4 files in create_random_playlist, add max_songs param ([5c2db91](https://github.com/vicwomg/pikaraoke/commit/5c2db915dc2a72dde93fd2c9f922b598a2a7e027))
+* missing delayed halt function ([9cf7ab8](https://github.com/vicwomg/pikaraoke/commit/9cf7ab87e9a67d5a042cc2f97f48e9b789f39ba5))
+* tmp directory is not writeable in android [#549](https://github.com/vicwomg/pikaraoke/issues/549) ([b06367b](https://github.com/vicwomg/pikaraoke/commit/b06367b69d7a0dace7c9555f46353028bacb4cd1))
+* volume_change logging error, remove logging in bg_playlist ([147364c](https://github.com/vicwomg/pikaraoke/commit/147364cb59c48623e25f02f83e24fe1401692f53))
+
 ## [1.8.0](https://github.com/vicwomg/pikaraoke/compare/1.7.0...1.8.0) (2025-01-03)
 
 
diff --git a/pikaraoke/version.py b/pikaraoke/version.py
index 1d027fdb..f3b1edba 100644
--- a/pikaraoke/version.py
+++ b/pikaraoke/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.8.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "1.9.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 81a43f0d..039b41a8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "pikaraoke"
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.9.0"
 description = "Youtube-based Karaoke machine for Raspberry Pi, OSX, Windows, and Linux"
 authors = ["Vic Wong"]
 readme = "docs/README.md"