diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 21f7f3e08..558185292 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2495,7 +2495,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "micro-rdk"
-version = "0.2.8"
+version = "0.2.9"
 dependencies = [
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
  "async-executor",
@@ -2555,7 +2555,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "micro-rdk-ffi"
-version = "0.2.8"
+version = "0.2.9"
 dependencies = [
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
  "base64 0.21.7",
@@ -2578,7 +2578,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "micro-rdk-installer"
-version = "0.2.8"
+version = "0.2.9"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap 4.5.7",
@@ -2600,7 +2600,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "micro-rdk-macros"
-version = "0.2.8"
+version = "0.2.9"
 dependencies = [
  "micro-rdk",
  "proc-macro-crate 2.0.0",
@@ -2611,7 +2611,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "micro-rdk-modular-driver-example"
-version = "0.2.8"
+version = "0.2.9"
 dependencies = [
  "log",
  "micro-rdk",
@@ -2619,7 +2619,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "micro-rdk-server"
-version = "0.2.8"
+version = "0.2.9"
 dependencies = [
  "async-channel 2.3.1",
  "embedded-hal 0.2.7",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 72a6d3746..a4f423404 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ description = "Viam RDK for microcontroller"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "AGPL-3.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/viamrobotics/micro-rdk"
-version = "0.2.8"
+version = "0.2.9"
 rust-version = "1.75"
 
 [profile.release]
diff --git a/micro-rdk-ffi/micrordklib-idf-component/CMakeLists.txt b/micro-rdk-ffi/micrordklib-idf-component/CMakeLists.txt
index bc88b1b8c..8a65c60f6 100644
--- a/micro-rdk-ffi/micrordklib-idf-component/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/micro-rdk-ffi/micrordklib-idf-component/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 idf_component_register(INCLUDE_DIRS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
 idf_build_set_property(INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/assets" APPEND)
 
-set(LIBMICRORDK_VERSION v0.2.8)
+set(LIBMICRORDK_VERSION v0.2.9)
 set(LIBMICRORDK_URL https://github.com/viamrobotics/micro-rdk/releases/download/${LIBMICRORDK_VERSION}/micro-rdk-lib.zip)
 set(LIBMICRORDK_PATH ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/import/micro-rdk-lib.zip)
 
diff --git a/micro-rdk-ffi/micrordklib-idf-component/idf_component.yml b/micro-rdk-ffi/micrordklib-idf-component/idf_component.yml
index 033cf7cd4..e2bea9ee3 100644
--- a/micro-rdk-ffi/micrordklib-idf-component/idf_component.yml
+++ b/micro-rdk-ffi/micrordklib-idf-component/idf_component.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: "0.2.8"
+version: "0.2.9"
 description: "Micro-RDK lib"
 dependencies:
   ## Required IDF version
diff --git a/templates/module/Cargo.toml b/templates/module/Cargo.toml
index 7a4f4d54b..ec9230e03 100644
--- a/templates/module/Cargo.toml
+++ b/templates/module/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "{{project-name}}"
-version = "0.2.8"
+version = "0.2.9"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["{{authors}}"]
 resolver = "2"
diff --git a/templates/project/Cargo.toml b/templates/project/Cargo.toml
index e672bcc5f..3ee0c153a 100644
--- a/templates/project/Cargo.toml
+++ b/templates/project/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "{{project-name}}"
-version = "0.2.8"
+version = "0.2.9"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["{{authors}}"]
 resolver = "2"