diff --git a/.github/release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
index 35ef85ad..d439cae1 100644
--- a/.github/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"2.8.0"}
+{".":"2.9.0"}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0a1c6742..241fc3d5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.9.0](https://github.com/hetznercloud/csi-driver/compare/v2.8.0...v2.9.0) (2024-08-08)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* truncate poll exponential backoff function to max 10s ([#674](https://github.com/hetznercloud/csi-driver/issues/674)) ([5785418](https://github.com/hetznercloud/csi-driver/commit/57854187478ee5bfb5f6eff91173dc54f7f04f39))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* xfs options compatibility between alpine and node kernel ([#689](https://github.com/hetznercloud/csi-driver/issues/689)) ([13d853b](https://github.com/hetznercloud/csi-driver/commit/13d853bfe821dc155df8c9eb30074107f732fa2e)), closes [#648](https://github.com/hetznercloud/csi-driver/issues/648)
+
 ## [2.8.0](https://github.com/hetznercloud/csi-driver/compare/v2.7.1...v2.8.0) (2024-06-24)
 
 
diff --git a/chart/.snapshots/default.yaml b/chart/.snapshots/default.yaml
index 5c1db425..67403562 100644
--- a/chart/.snapshots/default.yaml
+++ b/chart/.snapshots/default.yaml
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ spec:
             limits: {}
             requests: {}
         - name: hcloud-csi-driver
-          image: docker.io/hetznercloud/hcloud-csi-driver:v2.8.0 # x-release-please-version
+          image: docker.io/hetznercloud/hcloud-csi-driver:v2.9.0 # x-release-please-version
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           command: [/bin/hcloud-csi-driver-node]
           volumeMounts:
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ spec:
             name: socket-dir
 
         - name: hcloud-csi-driver
-          image: docker.io/hetznercloud/hcloud-csi-driver:v2.8.0 # x-release-please-version
+          image: docker.io/hetznercloud/hcloud-csi-driver:v2.9.0 # x-release-please-version
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           command: [/bin/hcloud-csi-driver-controller]
           env:
diff --git a/chart/.snapshots/example-prod.yaml b/chart/.snapshots/example-prod.yaml
index d126539d..18bb9fad 100644
--- a/chart/.snapshots/example-prod.yaml
+++ b/chart/.snapshots/example-prod.yaml
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ spec:
               cpu: 10m
               memory: 20Mi
         - name: hcloud-csi-driver
-          image: docker.io/hetznercloud/hcloud-csi-driver:v2.8.0 # x-release-please-version
+          image: docker.io/hetznercloud/hcloud-csi-driver:v2.9.0 # x-release-please-version
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           command: [/bin/hcloud-csi-driver-node]
           volumeMounts:
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ spec:
             name: socket-dir
 
         - name: hcloud-csi-driver
-          image: docker.io/hetznercloud/hcloud-csi-driver:v2.8.0 # x-release-please-version
+          image: docker.io/hetznercloud/hcloud-csi-driver:v2.9.0 # x-release-please-version
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           command: [/bin/hcloud-csi-driver-controller]
           env:
diff --git a/chart/.snapshots/full.yaml b/chart/.snapshots/full.yaml
index 0ad51813..ceb2dc4d 100644
--- a/chart/.snapshots/full.yaml
+++ b/chart/.snapshots/full.yaml
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ spec:
               cpu: 12m
               memory: 22Mi
         - name: hcloud-csi-driver
-          image: docker.io/hetznercloud/hcloud-csi-driver:v2.8.0 # x-release-please-version
+          image: docker.io/hetznercloud/hcloud-csi-driver:v2.9.0 # x-release-please-version
           imagePullPolicy: Always
           command: [/bin/hcloud-csi-driver-node]
           volumeMounts:
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ spec:
             name: socket-dir
 
         - name: hcloud-csi-driver
-          image: docker.io/hetznercloud/hcloud-csi-driver:v2.8.0 # x-release-please-version
+          image: docker.io/hetznercloud/hcloud-csi-driver:v2.9.0 # x-release-please-version
           imagePullPolicy: Always
           command: [/bin/hcloud-csi-driver-controller]
           env:
diff --git a/chart/Chart.yaml b/chart/Chart.yaml
index e6a8d621..466a58ec 100644
--- a/chart/Chart.yaml
+++ b/chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ maintainers:
   - name: Hetzner Cloud
     email: support@hetzner.com
     url: https://github.com/hetznercloud
-version: 2.8.0
+version: 2.9.0
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/hcloud-csi.yml b/deploy/kubernetes/hcloud-csi.yml
index 489d20ff..203e71bf 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/hcloud-csi.yml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/hcloud-csi.yml
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ spec:
             limits: {}
             requests: {}
         - name: hcloud-csi-driver
-          image: docker.io/hetznercloud/hcloud-csi-driver:v2.8.0 # x-release-please-version
+          image: docker.io/hetznercloud/hcloud-csi-driver:v2.9.0 # x-release-please-version
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           command: [/bin/hcloud-csi-driver-node]
           volumeMounts:
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ spec:
             name: socket-dir
 
         - name: hcloud-csi-driver
-          image: docker.io/hetznercloud/hcloud-csi-driver:v2.8.0 # x-release-please-version
+          image: docker.io/hetznercloud/hcloud-csi-driver:v2.9.0 # x-release-please-version
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           command: [/bin/hcloud-csi-driver-controller]
           env:
diff --git a/internal/driver/driver.go b/internal/driver/driver.go
index 57d84728..86e1dcb8 100644
--- a/internal/driver/driver.go
+++ b/internal/driver/driver.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package driver
 
 const (
 	PluginName    = "csi.hetzner.cloud"
-	PluginVersion = "2.8.0" // x-release-please-version
+	PluginVersion = "2.9.0" // x-release-please-version
 
 	MaxVolumesPerNode = 16
 	MinVolumeSize     = 10 // GB