diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 111418f4..efa752b8 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.39.1"
+  ".": "0.39.2"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 15acd9b2..f41d1152 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.39.2](https://github.com/ConfigButler/gitops-reverser/compare/v0.39.1...v0.39.2) (2026-07-27)
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* review the configuration surface, and record three consumer asks against the published contract ([#272](https://github.com/ConfigButler/gitops-reverser/issues/272)) ([1f0b5d1](https://github.com/ConfigButler/gitops-reverser/commit/1f0b5d1f976453dde4cf34c3fb38cf0c795b9415))
+* **types:** make ResourceIdentifier.Key() a stated, tested contract ([#273](https://github.com/ConfigButler/gitops-reverser/issues/273)) ([80989ea](https://github.com/ConfigButler/gitops-reverser/commit/80989ea16cd023bb467e554f31d2c57e96890d00))
+
 ## [0.39.1](https://github.com/ConfigButler/gitops-reverser/compare/v0.39.0...v0.39.1) (2026-07-23)
 
 
diff --git a/charts/gitops-reverser/Chart.yaml b/charts/gitops-reverser/Chart.yaml
index a8e502b3..bbe5f49a 100644
--- a/charts/gitops-reverser/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/gitops-reverser/Chart.yaml
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ description: >-
   A Kubernetes controller for two-way GitOps synchronization - reverse sync from
   Kubernetes to Git
 type: application
-version: 0.39.1
-appVersion: 0.39.1
+version: 0.39.2
+appVersion: 0.39.2
 keywords:
   - gitops
   - kubernetes
diff --git a/charts/gitops-reverser/values.yaml b/charts/gitops-reverser/values.yaml
index fd7c9a81..0c4c842f 100644
--- a/charts/gitops-reverser/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/gitops-reverser/values.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ deploymentStrategy:
 image:
   repository: ghcr.io/configbutler/gitops-reverser
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-  tag: 0.39.1 # x-release-please-version
+  tag: 0.39.2 # x-release-please-version
 
 imagePullSecrets: []
 nameOverride: ""