diff --git a/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
index 3395215af..d75d9e3bd 100644
--- a/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ hide:
 
 ## Latest Changes
 
+## 0.109.0
+
 ### Features
 
 * ✨ Add support for Python 3.12. PR [#10666](https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/pull/10666) by [@Jamim](https://github.com/Jamim).
diff --git a/fastapi/__init__.py b/fastapi/__init__.py
index 02ac83b5e..f457fafd4 100644
--- a/fastapi/__init__.py
+++ b/fastapi/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """FastAPI framework, high performance, easy to learn, fast to code, ready for production"""
 
-__version__ = "0.108.0"
+__version__ = "0.109.0"
 
 from starlette import status as status