diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5eadda6..912c163 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ checksum = "a89322df9ebe1c1578d689c92318e070967d1042b512afbe49518723f4e6d5cd"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "postil-cli"
-version = "0.8.28"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "aho-corasick",
  "anyhow",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a5c7ee9..5bb96cc 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "postil-cli"
-version = "0.8.28"
+version = "0.9.0"
 edition = "2024"
 description = "Postil: a low-noise AI review gate. Silent on clean PRs, hard gate on real risk."
 license = "Apache-2.0"