diff --git a/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
index 6bf0d8c911..a12831b94f 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "lib/ocrypto": "0.5.0",
   "lib/flattening": "0.1.3",
   "lib/identifier": "0.0.2",
-  "protocol/go": "0.8.0",
+  "protocol/go": "0.9.0",
   "sdk": "0.7.0",
   "service": "0.9.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/protocol/go/CHANGELOG.md b/protocol/go/CHANGELOG.md
index 42ccc27378..a923fc6b00 100644
--- a/protocol/go/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/protocol/go/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.9.0](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/compare/protocol/go/v0.8.0...protocol/go/v0.9.0) (2025-09-11)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **policy:** add FQN of obligation definitions/values to protos ([#2703](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/issues/2703)) ([45ded0e](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/commit/45ded0e2717cca7ca8465e642c05e02ca4acd6c5))
+* **policy:** Add obligation triggers ([#2675](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/issues/2675)) ([22d0837](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/commit/22d08378c06eef1ec5d59250d3e22f81d230c49d))
+* **policy:** Allow creation and update of triggers on Obligation Values ([#2691](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/issues/2691)) ([b1e7ba1](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/commit/b1e7ba14a34c719d711db45cc9401c332c1175a5))
+* **policy:** Allow for additional context to be added to obligation triggers ([#2705](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/issues/2705)) ([7025599](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/commit/7025599b30e76bb5b546f5d68f5fee9405f8a0b5))
+* **policy:** obligations + values CRUD ([#2545](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/issues/2545)) ([c194e35](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/commit/c194e3522b9dfab74a5a21747d012f88a188f989))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **deps:** update protovalidate to v0.14.2 to use new buf validate MessageOneofRule ([#2698](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/issues/2698)) ([1cae18e](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/commit/1cae18e6b6f4a72869b0cdb65d775e108da07872))
+
 ## [0.8.0](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/compare/protocol/go/v0.7.0...protocol/go/v0.8.0) (2025-09-04)