From 37928d8b19e097f26d171fc6042bc4b65a2b31c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vasanthdev2004 <Vasanthdev2004@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2026 22:19:16 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] chore(release): prepare v0.9.0

---
 CHANGELOG.md                    | 15 ++++++++++++++-
 pyproject.toml                  |  2 +-
 src/game_save_genie/__init__.py |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 264ed8e..354d126 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## Unreleased
+## 0.9.0 — 2026-09-07
 
 ### Added
 
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- A queued dashboard selection event no longer crashes during shutdown after
+  its widgets have been removed. Normal startup selection is unchanged.
 - A busy writer no longer drops an automatic game-close backup. Deferred backup
   requests survive restart and retry before uploads; their health warning stays
   visible until a regular backup succeeds. Paused/removed games are rechecked
@@ -49,6 +51,17 @@
   then use `gsg retry` or dashboard **u** to revalidate it; new healthy snapshots
   can still upload while historical snapshots are blocked.
 
+### Upgrade notes
+
+- Quit older watcher processes before upgrading, then restart `gsg auto` or
+  `gsg watch` so every process uses the new writer lock. Automatic retries need
+  a watcher running; `gsg retry` and dashboard **u** also work on demand.
+- Existing save records migrate automatically without changing your cloud
+  settings or inventing historical upload timestamps. Older uploads may show
+  "not recorded" for their upload time until a new upload completes.
+- Pending or blocked snapshots can temporarily exceed `max_versions`. Their
+  files and history are retained so an outage cannot prune an unsent save.
+
 ## 0.8.4 — 2026-09-07
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5bb2477..21162c0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "game-save-genie"
-version = "0.8.4"
+version = "0.9.0"
 description = "Self-hosted cloud save sync for the games that don't have it - auto-backup, versioning, and cross-machine restore built on Ludusavi + rclone"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = {text = "MIT"}
diff --git a/src/game_save_genie/__init__.py b/src/game_save_genie/__init__.py
index 613a86b..c6ae770 100644
--- a/src/game_save_genie/__init__.py
+++ b/src/game_save_genie/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """Game Save Genie - Self-hosted cloud save sync for games."""
 
-__version__ = "0.8.4"
+__version__ = "0.9.0"