diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 099626f4f..4fcfdf7a7 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.8.0"
+  ".": "1.9.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b053739b4..3a98b8661 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.9.0](https://github.com/descope/python-sdk/compare/descope-1.8.0...descope-1.9.0) (2025-12-30)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add management flow operations, including sync and async runs and result functions ([#727](https://github.com/descope/python-sdk/issues/726)) ([ba2a163](https://github.com/descope/python-sdk/commit/ba2a1639f06c599ae97899e30fea3bf248be2c8b))
+
 ## [1.8.0](https://github.com/descope/python-sdk/compare/descope-1.7.14...descope-1.8.0) (2025-12-25)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 01ed76096..2310fbe43 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "descope"
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.9.0"
 description = "Descope Python SDK"
 authors = ["Descope <info@descope.com>"]
 license = "MIT"