diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 078b9e28f..9127b1bd5 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "3.8.0"
+  ".": "3.9.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 113d9ac37..08c8347b0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [3.9.0](https://github.com/microsoft/OpenAPI.NET/compare/v3.8.0...v3.9.0) (2026-07-07)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* adds support for anchor and id external resolution ([1591007](https://github.com/microsoft/OpenAPI.NET/commit/15910070f2bf3006f79e1c43dd9c2b56e45d665c))
+
 ## [3.8.0](https://github.com/microsoft/OpenAPI.NET/compare/v3.7.0...v3.8.0) (2026-07-03)
 
 
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index f42f177a9..9ac5f1fbc 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/Microsoft/OpenAPI.NET</PackageProjectUrl>
     <Copyright>© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.</Copyright>
     <PackageTags>OpenAPI .NET</PackageTags>
-    <Version>3.8.0</Version>
+    <Version>3.9.0</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <!-- https://github.com/clairernovotny/DeterministicBuilds#deterministic-builds -->
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(TF_BUILD)' == 'true'">