diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 680d1294..5dced594 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [v2.0.9](https://github.com/ably/ably-python/tree/v2.0.9)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/ably/ably-python/compare/v2.0.8...v2.0.9)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- Fix the inability to pass a JSON string value for a `capability` parameter when creating a token [\#579](https://github.com/ably/ably-python/issues/579)
+
+**Closed issues:**
+- Support `pyee` 12 [\#580](https://github.com/ably/ably-python/issues/580)
+
 ## [v2.0.8](https://github.com/ably/ably-python/tree/v2.0.8)
 
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/ably/ably-python/compare/v2.0.7...v2.0.8)
diff --git a/ably/__init__.py b/ably/__init__.py
index 7a0757b1..7de6b7d4 100644
--- a/ably/__init__.py
+++ b/ably/__init__.py
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
 logger.addHandler(logging.NullHandler())
 
 api_version = '3'
-lib_version = '2.0.8'
+lib_version = '2.0.9'
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0a7a5565..cd9bd0fe 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "ably"
-version = "2.0.8"
+version = "2.0.9"
 description = "Python REST and Realtime client library SDK for Ably realtime messaging service"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 authors = ["Ably <support@ably.com>"]