diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index a5a24c1d..7511f540 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+6.9.0 (2025-02-06)
+------------------
+
 * Support Django 5.2.
 
 6.8.2 (2024-10-29)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1df1efed..f299d115 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ requires = [
 
 [project]
 name = "whitenoise"
-version = "6.8.2"
+version = "6.9.0"
 description = "Radically simplified static file serving for WSGI applications"
 readme = "README.rst"
 keywords = [