diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7de901613..94da355ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - next
+      - v9
 
 env:
   REGISTRY: ghcr.io
diff --git a/.releaserc.yml b/.releaserc.yml
index 3e3d15ec0..eec2b08a8 100644
--- a/.releaserc.yml
+++ b/.releaserc.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ branches:
   - name: main
   - name: next
     prerelease: true
+  - name: v9
+    channel: 9.x
 
 plugins:
   - '@semantic-release/commit-analyzer'