diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e67ce79..dd7c2c9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ directly. Windows, macOS, and Linux, on x86_64 and aarch64. Requires JDK 25+.
 
 | Artifact                                               | Purpose |
 |--------------------------------------------------------|---|
-| `io.github.refux:slang-java:0.0.8`                     | The library: compiler API, reflection, Java file systems |
-| `io.github.refux:slang-java-natives:0.0.8:<os>-<arch>` | The official Slang binaries, as one classifier per platform: `windows`, `linux`, or `macos` × `x86_64` or `aarch64` |
+| `io.github.refux:slang-java:0.0.9`                     | The library: compiler API, reflection, Java file systems |
+| `io.github.refux:slang-java-natives:0.0.9:<os>-<arch>` | The official Slang binaries, as one classifier per platform: `windows`, `linux`, or `macos` × `x86_64` or `aarch64` |
 
 The library version tracks slang-java's own API, not Slang's. To see which Slang release a jar
 binds, read its manifest — no resolving, no running:
 
 ```bash
-unzip -p slang-java-0.0.8.jar META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+unzip -p slang-java-0.0.9.jar META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
 ```
 
 `Slang-Version` there is a **floor**, not a lockstep: it names the release the bindings were
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ val slangNatives = "${
 }-${if (System.getProperty("os.arch") in listOf("aarch64", "arm64")) "aarch64" else "x86_64"}"
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation("io.github.refux:slang-java:0.0.8")
-    runtimeOnly("io.github.refux:slang-java-natives:0.0.8:$slangNatives")
+    implementation("io.github.refux:slang-java:0.0.9")
+    runtimeOnly("io.github.refux:slang-java-natives:0.0.9:$slangNatives")
 }
 
 tasks.withType<JavaExec> {
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ classpath together and the loader picks the host's at runtime (LWJGL-style):
 
 ```kotlin
 dependencies {
-    implementation("io.github.refux:slang-java:0.0.8")
-    runtimeOnly("io.github.refux:slang-java-natives:0.0.8:macos-aarch64")
-    runtimeOnly("io.github.refux:slang-java-natives:0.0.8:windows-x86_64")
-    runtimeOnly("io.github.refux:slang-java-natives:0.0.8:linux-x86_64")
+    implementation("io.github.refux:slang-java:0.0.9")
+    runtimeOnly("io.github.refux:slang-java-natives:0.0.9:macos-aarch64")
+    runtimeOnly("io.github.refux:slang-java-natives:0.0.9:windows-x86_64")
+    runtimeOnly("io.github.refux:slang-java-natives:0.0.9:linux-x86_64")
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 650d39f..8b8e3cb 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ org.gradle.caching=true
 # Single source of truth for the published version (library + natives artifacts).
 # Release tags must match: tag v0.0.1 <-> version=0.0.1.
 group=io.github.refux
-version=0.0.8
+version=0.0.9