diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0a599b1..164fb77 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [1.9.0](https://github.com/MapColonies/types/compare/v1.8.0...v1.9.0) (2026-03-16)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* update npm publish step to use direct npm command ([2699765](https://github.com/MapColonies/types/commit/2699765e2dd4f02757d7687d7cc43b126f7cb033))
+
 ## [1.8.0](https://github.com/MapColonies/types/compare/v1.7.0...v1.8.0) (2026-03-16)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index fe16704..1e54eff 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@map-colonies/types",
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.9.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@map-colonies/types",
-      "version": "1.8.0",
+      "version": "1.9.0",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/geojson": "^7946.0.16",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 19852ec..f435ac4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@map-colonies/types",
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.9.0",
   "description": "MapColonies types package",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "scripts": {