diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index c96cf72b..2101ae57 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "0.8.8"
+    ".": "0.9.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7b7ab635
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## [0.9.0](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/compare/v0.8.8...v0.9.0) (2026-01-10)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add id field to role ([#470](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/issues/470)) ([2afea56](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/2afea56e56017f02de98e67316b4457568ad5b26))
+* add ratelimits to gifbox ([1542047](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/154204742d21cbeff6e2577b00f50b495ea44631))
+* include groups and dms in fetch mutuals ([caa8607](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/caa86074680d46223cebc20f41e9c91c41ec825d))
+* include member payload in ServerMemberJoin event ([480f210](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/480f210ce85271e13d1dac58a5dae08de108579d))
+* initial work on tenor gif searching ([b0c977b](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/b0c977b324b8144c1152589546eb8fec5954c3e7))
+* make message lexer use unowned string ([1561481](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/1561481eb4cdc0f385fbf0a81e4950408050e11f))
+* ready payload field customisation ([db57706](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/db577067948f13e830b5fb773034e9713a1abaff))
+* require auth for search ([b5cd5e3](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/b5cd5e30ef7d5e56e8964fb7c543965fa6bf5a4a))
+* trending and categories routes ([5885e06](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/5885e067a627b8fff1c8ce2bf9e852ff8cf3f07a))
+* voice chats v2 ([#414](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/issues/414)) ([d567155](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/d567155f124e4da74115b1a8f810062f7c6559d9))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add license to revolt-parser ([5335124](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/53351243064cac8d499dd74284be73928fa78a43))
+* allow for disabling default features ([65fbd36](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/65fbd3662462aed1333b79e59155fa6377e83fcc))
+* apple music to use original url instead of metadata url ([bfe4018](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/bfe4018e436a4075bae780dd4d35a9b58315e12f))
+* apply uname fix to january and autumn ([8f9015a](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/8f9015a6ff181d208d9269ab8691bd417d39811a))
+* **ci:** publish images under stoatchat and remove docker hub ([d65c1a1](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/d65c1a1ab3bdc7e5684b03f280af77d881661a3d))
+* correct miniz_oxide in lockfile ([#478](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/issues/478)) ([5d27a91](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/5d27a91e901dd2ea3e860aeaed8468db6c5f3214))
+* correct shebang for try-tag-and-release ([050ba16](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/050ba16d4adad5d0fb247867aa3e94e3d42bd12d))
+* correct string_cache in lockfile ([#479](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/issues/479)) ([0b178fc](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/0b178fc791583064bf9ca94b1d39b42d021e1d79))
+* don't remove timeouts when a member leaves a server ([#409](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/issues/409)) ([e635bc2](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/e635bc23ec857d648d5705e1a3875d7bc3402b0d))
+* don't update the same field while trying to remove it ([f4ee35f](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/f4ee35fb093ca49f0a64ff4b17fd61587df28145)), closes [#392](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/issues/392)
+* github webhook incorrect payload and formatting ([#468](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/issues/468)) ([dc9c82a](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/dc9c82aa4e9667ea6639256c65ac8de37a24d1f7))
+* implement Serialize to ClientMessage ([dea0f67](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/dea0f675dde7a63c7a59b38d469f878b7a8a3af4))
+* newly created roles should be ranked the lowest ([947eb15](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/947eb15771ed6785b3dcd16c354c03ded5e4cbe0))
+* permit empty `remove` array in edit requests ([6ad3da5](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/6ad3da5f35f989a2e7d8e29718b98374248e76af))
+* preserve order of replies in message ([#447](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/issues/447)) ([657a3f0](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/657a3f08e5d652814bbf0647e089ed9ebb139bbf))
+* prevent timing out members which have TimeoutMembers permission ([e36fc97](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/e36fc9738bac0de4f3fcbccba521f1e3754f7ae7))
+* relax settings name regex ([3a34159](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/3a3415915f0d0fdce1499d47a2b7fa097f5946ea))
+* remove authentication tag bytes from attachment download ([32e6600](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/32e6600272b885c595c094f0bc69459250220dcb))
+* rename openapi operation ids ([6048587](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/6048587d348fbca0dc3a9b47690c56df8fece576)), closes [#406](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/issues/406)
+* respond with 201 if no body in requests ([#465](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/issues/465)) ([24fedf8](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/24fedf8c4d9cd3160bdec97aa451520f8beaa739))
+* swap to using reqwest for query building ([38dd4d1](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/38dd4d10797b3e6e397fc219e818f379bdff19f2))
+* use `trust_cloudflare` config value instead of env var ([cc7a796](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/cc7a7962a882e1627fcd0bc75858a017415e8cfc))
+* use our own result types instead of tenors types ([a92152d](https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/a92152d86da136997817e797c7af8e38731cdde8))
diff --git a/crates/bonfire/Cargo.toml b/crates/bonfire/Cargo.toml
index 9a6055d6..13bca0d6 100644
--- a/crates/bonfire/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bonfire/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "revolt-bonfire"
-version = "0.8.8"
+version = "0.9.0"
 license = "AGPL-3.0-or-later"
 edition = "2021"
 
diff --git a/crates/core/coalesced/Cargo.toml b/crates/core/coalesced/Cargo.toml
index cb23a8ad..96d53b23 100644
--- a/crates/core/coalesced/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/core/coalesced/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "revolt-coalesced"
-version = "0.8.8"
+version = "0.9.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
 authors = ["Paul Makles <me@insrt.uk>", "Zomatree <me@zomatree.live>"]
diff --git a/crates/core/config/Cargo.toml b/crates/core/config/Cargo.toml
index 26cc1c25..00480fcb 100644
--- a/crates/core/config/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/core/config/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "revolt-config"
-version = "0.8.8"
+version = "0.9.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
 authors = ["Paul Makles <me@insrt.uk>"]
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ sentry = { version = "0.31.5", optional = true }
 sentry-anyhow = { version = "0.38.1", optional = true }
 
 # Core
-revolt-result = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../result", optional = true }
+revolt-result = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../result", optional = true }
diff --git a/crates/core/database/Cargo.toml b/crates/core/database/Cargo.toml
index 9abdcbf1..a2ac060a 100644
--- a/crates/core/database/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/core/database/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "revolt-database"
-version = "0.8.8"
+version = "0.9.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "AGPL-3.0-or-later"
 authors = ["Paul Makles <me@insrt.uk>"]
@@ -25,19 +25,19 @@ default = ["mongodb", "async-std-runtime", "tasks"]
 
 [dependencies]
 # Core
-revolt-config = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../config", features = [
+revolt-config = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../config", features = [
     "report-macros",
 ] }
-revolt-result = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../result" }
-revolt-models = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../models", features = [
+revolt-result = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../result" }
+revolt-models = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../models", features = [
     "validator",
 ] }
-revolt-presence = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../presence" }
-revolt-permissions = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../permissions", features = [
+revolt-presence = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../presence" }
+revolt-permissions = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../permissions", features = [
     "serde",
     "bson",
 ] }
-revolt-parser = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../parser" }
+revolt-parser = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../parser" }
 
 # Utility
 log = "0.4"
diff --git a/crates/core/files/Cargo.toml b/crates/core/files/Cargo.toml
index 7cc219f1..510e46c6 100644
--- a/crates/core/files/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/core/files/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "revolt-files"
-version = "0.8.8"
+version = "0.9.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "AGPL-3.0-or-later"
 authors = ["Paul Makles <me@insrt.uk>"]
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ typenum = "1.17.0"
 aws-config = "1.5.5"
 aws-sdk-s3 = { version = "1.46.0", features = ["behavior-version-latest"] }
 
-revolt-config = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../config", features = [
+revolt-config = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../config", features = [
     "report-macros",
 ] }
-revolt-result = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../result" }
+revolt-result = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../result" }
 
 # image processing
 jxl-oxide = "0.8.1"
diff --git a/crates/core/models/Cargo.toml b/crates/core/models/Cargo.toml
index e232fd6c..be918579 100644
--- a/crates/core/models/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/core/models/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "revolt-models"
-version = "0.8.8"
+version = "0.9.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
 authors = ["Paul Makles <me@insrt.uk>"]
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ default = ["serde", "partials", "rocket"]
 
 [dependencies]
 # Core
-revolt-config = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../config" }
-revolt-permissions = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../permissions" }
+revolt-config = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../config" }
+revolt-permissions = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../permissions" }
 
 # Utility
 regex = "1.11"
diff --git a/crates/core/parser/Cargo.toml b/crates/core/parser/Cargo.toml
index a6e1869b..912e1de6 100644
--- a/crates/core/parser/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/core/parser/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "revolt-parser"
-version = "0.8.8"
+version = "0.9.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
 authors = ["Zomatree <me@zomatree.live>", "Paul Makles <me@insrt.uk>"]
diff --git a/crates/core/permissions/Cargo.toml b/crates/core/permissions/Cargo.toml
index d5ee3216..439af354 100644
--- a/crates/core/permissions/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/core/permissions/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "revolt-permissions"
-version = "0.8.8"
+version = "0.9.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
 authors = ["Paul Makles <me@insrt.uk>"]
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ async-std = { version = "1.8.0", features = ["attributes"] }
 
 [dependencies]
 # Core
-revolt-result = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../result" }
+revolt-result = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../result" }
 
 # Utility
 auto_ops = "0.3.0"
diff --git a/crates/core/presence/Cargo.toml b/crates/core/presence/Cargo.toml
index 2e53c3e7..6bffe55c 100644
--- a/crates/core/presence/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/core/presence/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "revolt-presence"
-version = "0.8.8"
+version = "0.9.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "AGPL-3.0-or-later"
 authors = ["Paul Makles <me@insrt.uk>"]
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ redis-is-patched = []
 async-std = { version = "1.8.0", features = ["attributes"] }
 
 # Config for loading Redis URI
-revolt-config = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../config" }
+revolt-config = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../config" }
 
 [dependencies]
 # Utility
diff --git a/crates/core/ratelimits/Cargo.toml b/crates/core/ratelimits/Cargo.toml
index 05e1e362..9c52c11c 100644
--- a/crates/core/ratelimits/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/core/ratelimits/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "revolt-ratelimits"
-version = "0.8.8"
+version = "0.9.0"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [features]
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ axum = ["dep:axum", "revolt-database/axum-impl"]
 default = ["rocket", "axum"]
 
 [dependencies]
-revolt-database = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../database"}
-revolt-result = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../result" }
-revolt-config = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../config" }
+revolt-database = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../database"}
+revolt-result = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../result" }
+revolt-config = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../config" }
 
 rocket = { version = "0.5.1", optional = true }
 revolt_rocket_okapi = { version = "0.10.0", optional = true }
diff --git a/crates/core/result/Cargo.toml b/crates/core/result/Cargo.toml
index 9004b570..28b316b4 100644
--- a/crates/core/result/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/core/result/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "revolt-result"
-version = "0.8.8"
+version = "0.9.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
 authors = ["Paul Makles <me@insrt.uk>"]
diff --git a/crates/daemons/crond/Cargo.toml b/crates/daemons/crond/Cargo.toml
index 2c55f2f7..672be2d8 100644
--- a/crates/daemons/crond/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/daemons/crond/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "revolt-crond"
-version = "0.8.8"
+version = "0.9.0"
 license = "AGPL-3.0-or-later"
 authors = ["Paul Makles <me@insrt.uk>"]
 edition = "2021"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ log = "0.4"
 tokio = { version = "1" }
 
 # Core
-revolt-database = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../../core/database" }
-revolt-result = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../../core/result" }
-revolt-config = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../../core/config" }
-revolt-files = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../../core/files" }
+revolt-database = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../core/database" }
+revolt-result = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../core/result" }
+revolt-config = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../core/config" }
+revolt-files = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../core/files" }
diff --git a/crates/daemons/pushd/Cargo.toml b/crates/daemons/pushd/Cargo.toml
index 40a28008..0de32250 100644
--- a/crates/daemons/pushd/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/daemons/pushd/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 [package]
 name = "revolt-pushd"
-version = "0.8.8"
+version = "0.9.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "AGPL-3.0-or-later"
 
 [dependencies]
-revolt-result = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../../core/result" }
-revolt-config = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../../core/config", features = [
+revolt-result = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../core/result" }
+revolt-config = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../core/config", features = [
     "report-macros",
     "anyhow"
 ] }
-revolt-database = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../../core/database" }
-revolt-models = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../../core/models", features = [
+revolt-database = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../core/database" }
+revolt-models = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../core/models", features = [
     "validator",
 ] }
-revolt-presence = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../../core/presence", features = [
+revolt-presence = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../core/presence", features = [
     "redis-is-patched",
 ] }
 
diff --git a/crates/daemons/voice-ingress/Cargo.toml b/crates/daemons/voice-ingress/Cargo.toml
index 3b9e6974..f2a16d92 100644
--- a/crates/daemons/voice-ingress/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/daemons/voice-ingress/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "revolt-voice-ingress"
-version = "0.7.1"
+version = "0.9.0"
 license = "AGPL-3.0-or-later"
 edition = "2021"
 
diff --git a/crates/delta/Cargo.toml b/crates/delta/Cargo.toml
index 3667d83f..55356ff5 100644
--- a/crates/delta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/delta/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "revolt-delta"
-version = "0.8.8"
+version = "0.9.0"
 license = "AGPL-3.0-or-later"
 authors = ["Paul Makles <paulmakles@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
diff --git a/crates/services/autumn/Cargo.toml b/crates/services/autumn/Cargo.toml
index 3514f501..838f0ffe 100644
--- a/crates/services/autumn/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/services/autumn/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "revolt-autumn"
-version = "0.8.8"
+version = "0.9.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "AGPL-3.0-or-later"
 
@@ -43,16 +43,16 @@ tracing = "0.1"
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["env-filter"] }
 
 # Core crates
-revolt-files = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../../core/files" }
-revolt-config = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../../core/config" }
-revolt-database = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../../core/database", features = [
+revolt-files = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../core/files" }
+revolt-config = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../core/config" }
+revolt-database = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../core/database", features = [
     "axum-impl",
 ] }
-revolt-result = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../../core/result", features = [
+revolt-result = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../core/result", features = [
     "utoipa",
     "axum",
 ] }
-revolt-ratelimits = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../../core/ratelimits", features = ["axum"] }
+revolt-ratelimits = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../core/ratelimits", features = ["axum"] }
 
 # Axum / web server
 tempfile = "3.12.0"
diff --git a/crates/services/gifbox/Cargo.toml b/crates/services/gifbox/Cargo.toml
index 3e2b4173..0c5b97b4 100644
--- a/crates/services/gifbox/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/services/gifbox/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "revolt-gifbox"
-version = "0.8.8"
+version = "0.9.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "AGPL-3.0-or-later"
 
@@ -16,19 +16,19 @@ tokio = { version = "1.0", features = ["full"] }
 reqwest = { version = "0.12", features = ["json"] }
 
 # Core crates
-revolt-config = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../../core/config" }
-revolt-models = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../../core/models" }
-revolt-result = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../../core/result", features = [
+revolt-config = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../core/config" }
+revolt-models = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../core/models" }
+revolt-result = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../core/result", features = [
     "utoipa",
     "axum",
 ] }
-revolt-coalesced = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../../core/coalesced", features = [
+revolt-coalesced = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../core/coalesced", features = [
     "queue",
 ] }
-revolt-database = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../../core/database", features = [
+revolt-database = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../core/database", features = [
     "axum-impl",
 ] }
-revolt-ratelimits = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../../core/ratelimits", features = [
+revolt-ratelimits = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../core/ratelimits", features = [
     "axum",
 ] }
 
diff --git a/crates/services/january/Cargo.toml b/crates/services/january/Cargo.toml
index 80b5e522..33e8c1db 100644
--- a/crates/services/january/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/services/january/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "revolt-january"
-version = "0.8.8"
+version = "0.9.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "AGPL-3.0-or-later"
 
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ tracing = "0.1"
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["env-filter"] }
 
 # Core crates
-revolt-config = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../../core/config" }
-revolt-models = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../../core/models" }
-revolt-result = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../../core/result", features = [
+revolt-config = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../core/config" }
+revolt-models = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../core/models" }
+revolt-result = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../core/result", features = [
     "utoipa",
     "axum",
 ] }
-revolt-files = { version = "0.8.8", path = "../../core/files" }
+revolt-files = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../core/files" }
 
 # Axum / web server
 axum = { version = "0.7.5" }
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 5c5cbb3b..ac39a106 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.8.8
\ No newline at end of file
+0.9.0