diff --git a/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
index 2b28d6ec..6d78745c 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.8.1"
+  ".": "0.9.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f2556b5b..200a8d09 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.9.0](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/compare/v0.8.1...v0.9.0) (2025-07-14)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **sdk:** Get the algorithm from the KASInfo and not the config ([#272](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/issues/272)) ([feff0e8](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/commit/feff0e892671c0fb34d6cbdf2bc9ba9e3a743295))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **sdk:** upgrade the platform protocol code ([#275](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/issues/275)) ([90eaba1](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/commit/90eaba11c59e4e096648e1d47570c58558673b85))
+
 ## [0.8.1](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/compare/v0.8.0...v0.8.1) (2025-05-29)
 
 
diff --git a/cmdline/pom.xml b/cmdline/pom.xml
index d6e823ec..bf3cc5fc 100644
--- a/cmdline/pom.xml
+++ b/cmdline/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.opentdf.platform</groupId>
         <artifactId>sdk-pom</artifactId>
-        <version>0.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.9.0</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>cmdline</artifactId>
     <properties>
diff --git a/cmdline/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/Command.java b/cmdline/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/Command.java
index a7044c28..7498ad7c 100644
--- a/cmdline/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/Command.java
+++ b/cmdline/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/Command.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
  */
 class Versions {
     // Version of the SDK, managed by release-please.
-    public static final String SDK = "0.8.2-SNAPSHOT"; // x-release-please-version
+    public static final String SDK = "0.9.0"; // x-release-please-version
 
     // This sdk aims to support this version of the TDF spec; currently 4.3.0.
     public static final String TDF_SPEC = "4.3.0";
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 955d6ded..2970c557 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>sdk-pom</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.opentdf.platform</groupId>
-    <version>0.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.9.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>io.opentdf.platform</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c47c48dc..2f5c0f15 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     <groupId>io.opentdf.platform</groupId>
     <artifactId>sdk-pom</artifactId>
-    <version>0.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.9.0</version>
     <name>io.opentdf.platform:sdk-pom</name>
     <description>OpenTDF Java SDK</description>
     <url>https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk</url>
diff --git a/sdk/pom.xml b/sdk/pom.xml
index a17f99ef..7c51d774 100644
--- a/sdk/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>sdk-pom</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.opentdf.platform</groupId>
-        <version>0.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.9.0</version>
     </parent>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <properties>