diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 45e6a1bf..7e999afb 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group = "org.mongodb.kafka"
-version = "1.9.0-SNAPSHOT"
+version = "1.9.0"
 description = "The official MongoDB Apache Kafka Connect Connector."
 
 repositories {