diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 099626f..4fcfdf7 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.8.0"
+  ".": "1.9.0"
 }
diff --git a/openhands/automation/__init__.py b/openhands/automation/__init__.py
index c252aa9..f32c9cd 100644
--- a/openhands/automation/__init__.py
+++ b/openhands/automation/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """OpenHands automation service."""
 
-__version__ = "1.8.0"  # x-release-please-version
+__version__ = "1.9.0"  # x-release-please-version
diff --git a/openhands/automation/app.py b/openhands/automation/app.py
index d7d201e..d10cfaa 100644
--- a/openhands/automation/app.py
+++ b/openhands/automation/app.py
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ def _create_app() -> FastAPI:
         description=(
             "Scheduled and event-driven automation execution for OpenHands Cloud"
         ),
-        version="1.8.0",  # x-release-please-version
+        version="1.9.0",  # x-release-please-version
         lifespan=lifespan,
         docs_url=f"{base_path}/docs",
         openapi_url=f"{base_path}/openapi.json",
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c973eac..c59d6da 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "openhands-automation"
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.9.0"
 description = "OpenHands automation service"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 6679532..798850e 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -2209,7 +2209,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openhands-automation"
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.9.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "aiosqlite" },