diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5c95761..f184878 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to PinchChat are documented here.
 
 Format based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/), with [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/).
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [1.9.0] — 2026-02-12
+
+### Added
+- **Human-friendly session titles** — header and sidebar now show readable names (Main, Cron, Task + channel) instead of raw UUIDs; falls back to label or cleaned key (`52a1a7f`)
 
 ## [1.8.1] — 2026-02-12
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f4b3e2b..35dc419 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "pinchchat",
-  "version": "1.8.1",
+  "version": "1.9.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "pinchchat",
-      "version": "1.8.1",
+      "version": "1.9.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@radix-ui/react-collapsible": "^1.1.12",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ebbabfa..d3743fd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pinchchat",
-  "version": "1.8.1",
+  "version": "1.9.0",
   "description": "A sleek, dark-themed webchat UI for OpenClaw — monitor sessions, stream responses, and inspect tool calls in real-time.",
   "type": "module",
   "repository": {