diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index c49dd0c8..d57455cc 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "pkgs/dotnet-server-sdk-dynamodb": "5.0.1",
   "pkgs/dotnet-server-sdk-redis": "5.1.1",
   "pkgs/sdk/server": "8.15.0",
-  "pkgs/sdk/client": "5.9.1",
+  "pkgs/sdk/client": "5.9.2",
   "pkgs/telemetry": "1.5.1",
   "pkgs/sdk/server-ai": "0.12.0",
   "pkgs/shared/common": "7.2.0",
diff --git a/pkgs/sdk/client/CHANGELOG.md b/pkgs/sdk/client/CHANGELOG.md
index a4dd0372..fab602f3 100644
--- a/pkgs/sdk/client/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/pkgs/sdk/client/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 All notable changes to the LaunchDarkly Client-Side SDK for .NET will be documented in this file.
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org).
 
+## [5.9.2](https://github.com/launchdarkly/dotnet-core/compare/LaunchDarkly.ClientSdk-v5.9.1...LaunchDarkly.ClientSdk-v5.9.2) (2026-07-23)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add defensive cycle guard to prerequisite evaluation ([#317](https://github.com/launchdarkly/dotnet-core/issues/317)) ([babb87a](https://github.com/launchdarkly/dotnet-core/commit/babb87af55eea862c02421b2a14647007f504ddb))
+
 ## [5.9.1](https://github.com/launchdarkly/dotnet-core/compare/LaunchDarkly.ClientSdk-v5.9.0...LaunchDarkly.ClientSdk-v5.9.1) (2026-07-01)
 
 
diff --git a/pkgs/sdk/client/PROVENANCE.md b/pkgs/sdk/client/PROVENANCE.md
index 5ecac7b4..f39de93f 100644
--- a/pkgs/sdk/client/PROVENANCE.md
+++ b/pkgs/sdk/client/PROVENANCE.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ To verify build provenance attestations, we recommend using the [GitHub CLI `att
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 ```
 # Set the version of the SDK to verify
-SDK_VERSION=5.9.1
+SDK_VERSION=5.9.2
 ```
 <!-- x-release-please-end -->
 
diff --git a/pkgs/sdk/client/src/LaunchDarkly.ClientSdk.csproj b/pkgs/sdk/client/src/LaunchDarkly.ClientSdk.csproj
index 8c5445bc..4056ef83 100644
--- a/pkgs/sdk/client/src/LaunchDarkly.ClientSdk.csproj
+++ b/pkgs/sdk/client/src/LaunchDarkly.ClientSdk.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
     <PropertyGroup>
         <!--x-release-please-start-version-->
-        <Version>5.9.1</Version>
+        <Version>5.9.2</Version>
         <!--x-release-please-end-->
         <!-- The BUILDFRAMEWORKS variable allows us to override the target frameworks in
              a situation where we need to build only the .NET Standard target and do not