diff --git a/release.json b/release.json
index a87e7d44b..6999e55d2 100644
--- a/release.json
+++ b/release.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "golang-builder-image": "golang:1.21",
-  "mongodb-kubernetes-operator": "0.8.3",
+  "mongodb-kubernetes-operator": "0.9.0",
   "version-upgrade-hook": "1.0.8",
   "readiness-probe": "1.0.17",
   "mongodb-agent": {