From 704e3b5fb99b3db6c1540ca4e831567d8d339fef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bill Glesias <bglesias@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 11:27:30 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] chore: bump package.json and prep changelog for release
 (#26251)

---
 cli/CHANGELOG.md | 2 +-
 package.json     | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cli/CHANGELOG.md b/cli/CHANGELOG.md
index 1660ab1782cd..78786f4ba082 100644
--- a/cli/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!-- See the ../guides/writing-the-cypress-changelog.md for details on writing the changelog. -->
 ## 12.9.0
 
-_Released 03/28/2023 (PENDING)_
+_Released 03/28/2023_
 
 **Features:**
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 05fdc95a4730..8caefa133c9a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cypress",
-  "version": "12.8.1",
+  "version": "12.9.0",
   "description": "Cypress is a next generation front end testing tool built for the modern web",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {