diff --git a/docs/source/changelog.rst b/docs/source/changelog.rst
index 253db87..cc88197 100644
--- a/docs/source/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/source/changelog.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 Changelog
 ---------
 
+PyHamtools 0.9.1
+================
+
+17. March 2024
+
+* switched from distutils to setuptools. No impact for endusers.
+
 
 PyHamtools 0.9.0
 ================
diff --git a/pyhamtools/version.py b/pyhamtools/version.py
index 04ad96d..3408010 100644
--- a/pyhamtools/version.py
+++ b/pyhamtools/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-VERSION = (0, 9, 0)
+VERSION = (0, 9, 1)
 __release__ = ''.join(['-.'[type(x) == int]+str(x) for x in VERSION])[1:]
 __version__ = '.'.join((str(VERSION[0]), str(VERSION[1])))