diff --git a/.github/release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
index e7cf9b3..e60bf2a 100644
--- a/.github/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.2.8"
+  ".": "0.2.9"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7288843..2fb72bf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.2.9](https://github.com/Emerging-Patterns/ezaudio/compare/v0.2.8...v0.2.9) (2026-09-22)
+
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* keep the MP3 DCT rows in an Array ([#31](https://github.com/Emerging-Patterns/ezaudio/issues/31)) ([6520d5d](https://github.com/Emerging-Patterns/ezaudio/commit/6520d5dec04a3deee514fc92e5a6477b14ad64bc))
+
 ## [0.2.8](https://github.com/Emerging-Patterns/ezaudio/compare/v0.2.7...v0.2.8) (2026-09-22)
 
 
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index d8b3699..e935925 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     let
       system = "x86_64-linux";
       pkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system};
-      version = "0.2.8"; # x-release-please-version
+      version = "0.2.9"; # x-release-please-version
       ez = inputs.ez.lib.${system};
       ezBin = inputs.ez.packages.${system}.default;
       bend = inputs.bend.packages.${system}.default;