diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 33478fb..e67454a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.9.0](https://github.com/stordco/actions-sync/compare/v1.8.3...v1.9.0) (2023-09-28)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add handlebars-helpers for templating files ([#23](https://github.com/stordco/actions-sync/issues/23)) ([d339c18](https://github.com/stordco/actions-sync/commit/d339c188078949226d76c3851e4945b5beee658a))
+
 ## [1.8.3](https://github.com/stordco/actions-sync/compare/v1.8.2...v1.8.3) (2023-08-29)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0557682..5a9aa1c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@stordco/actions-sync",
-  "version": "1.8.3",
+  "version": "1.9.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@stordco/actions-sync",
-      "version": "1.8.3",
+      "version": "1.9.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@actions/core": "^1.6.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6264533..ab0632c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@stordco/actions-sync",
-  "version": "1.8.3",
+  "version": "1.9.0",
   "description": "Sync GitHub repositories via templates and scripts",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "src/index.ts",