diff --git a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
index cefe73e..7c3079b 100644
--- a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "3.8.5"
+    ".": "3.9.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0325fad..683a21b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [3.9.0](https://github.com/rest-nvim/rest.nvim/compare/v3.8.5...v3.9.0) (2024-12-28)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* use tree-sitter-http parser from luarocks dependency ([e2d9dc8](https://github.com/rest-nvim/rest.nvim/commit/e2d9dc8b0400cb5d52f10925d2c39dfe11663e57))
+
 ## [3.8.5](https://github.com/rest-nvim/rest.nvim/compare/v3.8.4...v3.8.5) (2024-12-28)
 
 
diff --git a/lua/rest-nvim/api.lua b/lua/rest-nvim/api.lua
index 2ab86fa..9213980 100644
--- a/lua/rest-nvim/api.lua
+++ b/lua/rest-nvim/api.lua
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ local client = function() return require("rest-nvim.client") end
 ---rest.nvim API version, equals to the current rest.nvim version. Meant to be used by modules later
 ---@type string
 ---@see vim.version
-api.VERSION = "3.8.5" -- x-release-please-version
+api.VERSION = "3.9.0" -- x-release-please-version
 
 ---rest.nvim namespace used for buffer highlights
 ---@type number