diff --git a/.github/release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
index 51fe728fe..f5b504cec 100644
--- a/.github/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "packages/access-client": "15.0.0",
   "packages/filecoin-api": "0.0.0",
   "packages/filecoin-client": "0.0.0",
-  "packages/capabilities": "8.0.0",
+  "packages/capabilities": "9.0.0",
   "packages/upload-api": "4.1.0",
   "packages/upload-client": "9.1.1",
   "packages/w3up-client": "8.0.1",
diff --git a/packages/capabilities/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/capabilities/CHANGELOG.md
index fe0b13bd1..a42fec5b0 100644
--- a/packages/capabilities/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/capabilities/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [9.0.0](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3up/compare/capabilities-v8.0.0...capabilities-v9.0.0) (2023-08-09)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* introduce new administrative capabilities ([#832](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3up/issues/832))
+
+### Features
+
+* introduce new administrative capabilities ([#832](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3up/issues/832)) ([7b8037a](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3up/commit/7b8037a6ab92f830af4aa7ba07a91bc2a20c0d8c))
+
 ## [8.0.0](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3up/compare/capabilities-v7.0.0...capabilities-v8.0.0) (2023-08-09)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/capabilities/package.json b/packages/capabilities/package.json
index 93ab96fb5..e550af6c2 100644
--- a/packages/capabilities/package.json
+++ b/packages/capabilities/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@web3-storage/capabilities",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "9.0.0",
   "description": "Capabilities provided by web3.storage",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/web3-storage/w3protocol/tree/main/packages/capabilities",
   "repository": {