diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ for more details.
 
 ## Release Notes
 
+### 0.9.0 - 2025-04-16
+
+- Added setting to run the smithy-language-server using a specific executable [#106](https://github.com/smithy-lang/smithy-vscode/pull/106)
+- Changed name of settings to `smithy.*` and deprecated old settings [#106](https://github.com/smithy-lang/smithy-vscode/pull/106)
+- Added syntax highlighting for hovering on members [#107](https://github.com/smithy-lang/smithy-vscode/pull/107)
+- Updated smithy-language-server version to 0.7.0 [#108](https://github.com/smithy-lang/smithy-vscode/pull/108)
+
 ### 0.8.0 - 2025-03-10
 
 - Updated smithy-language-server version to 0.6.0 [#103](https://github.com/smithy-lang/smithy-vscode/pull/103)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "name": "smithy-vscode-extension",
     "displayName": "Smithy",
     "description": "Smithy IDL Language Extension",
-    "version": "0.8.0",
+    "version": "0.9.0",
     "icon": "images/smithy_anvil_red.png",
     "publisher": "smithy",
     "engines": {
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
                 },
                 "smithy.server.version": {
                     "type": "string",
-                    "default": "0.6.0",
+                    "default": "0.7.0",
                     "description": "Version of the Smithy Language Server to use. Ignored if smithy.server.executable is provided."
                 },
                 "smithy.server.diagnostics.minimumSeverity": {