diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index d895c331..0e3a991a 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.49.8",
+  ".": "0.49.9",
   "mcp-package": "0.1.2"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ecf592c8..587c63a7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.49.9](https://github.com/grafana/plugin-validator/compare/plugin-validator/v0.49.8...plugin-validator/v0.49.9) (2026-09-28)
+
+
+### 🔧 Chores
+
+* **deps:** update github.com/microsoft/go-winio digest to 7e8af9b ([#915](https://github.com/grafana/plugin-validator/issues/915)) ([9ec8d48](https://github.com/grafana/plugin-validator/commit/9ec8d4871eeab9cf4dd89f24fbec83ca06affbee))
+* **deps:** update github.com/ossf/osv-schema/bindings/go digest to 8e3305d ([#916](https://github.com/grafana/plugin-validator/issues/916)) ([333e01d](https://github.com/grafana/plugin-validator/commit/333e01d3c3fc3ebf9953f4393900bafd2ba0feef))
+* **deps:** update golang:1.27.1-alpine docker digest to 8a5910f ([#917](https://github.com/grafana/plugin-validator/issues/917)) ([5e12607](https://github.com/grafana/plugin-validator/commit/5e1260736e56b7660a68dfff06a74559bcaae86a))
+* **deps:** update golang.org/x/telemetry digest to ed294f9 ([#918](https://github.com/grafana/plugin-validator/issues/918)) ([9c7c8b8](https://github.com/grafana/plugin-validator/commit/9c7c8b82feb096b74a8cb6fe5abbd8f2b6a8b61d))
+* **deps:** update google.golang.org/genproto digest to b142276 ([#919](https://github.com/grafana/plugin-validator/issues/919)) ([ad86d98](https://github.com/grafana/plugin-validator/commit/ad86d989109a42238c688de7fc88f3801745a25f))
+* **deps:** update module google.golang.org/api to v0.298.0 ([0a0a075](https://github.com/grafana/plugin-validator/commit/0a0a075516d4eb831460a4ae1d9348a67df318cb))
+* **deps:** update module google.golang.org/api to v0.299.0 ([#914](https://github.com/grafana/plugin-validator/issues/914)) ([0a0a075](https://github.com/grafana/plugin-validator/commit/0a0a075516d4eb831460a4ae1d9348a67df318cb))
+* **renovate:** cap go-diskfs below 1.8.0 ([#898](https://github.com/grafana/plugin-validator/issues/898)) ([00a8bf1](https://github.com/grafana/plugin-validator/commit/00a8bf188a4421f96c87fbfc501a5751a89e5e8b))
+
 ## [0.49.8](https://github.com/grafana/plugin-validator/compare/plugin-validator/v0.49.7...plugin-validator/v0.49.8) (2026-09-24)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ba4900ef..c71a1013 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@grafana/plugin-validator",
-  "version": "0.49.8",
+  "version": "0.49.9",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@grafana/plugin-validator",
-      "version": "0.49.8",
+      "version": "0.49.9",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "tar": "7.5.22"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 89b868dd..9eb2f94b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@grafana/plugin-validator",
-  "version": "0.49.8",
+  "version": "0.49.9",
   "description": "Grafana Plugin Validator",
   "main": "index.js",
   "repository": {