diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8ef2d57b4..d314423a6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## [0.116.9] - 2026-01-21
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Document signing authentication is still done with token
+- SOA permissions handling + tenant scoping
+
 ## [0.116.8] - 2026-01-20
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 2ecae2cc9..abf8b6ca3 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ DOCKER_BUILD=	DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 $(DOCKER) build $(DOCKER_BUILD_FLAGS)
 
 DOCKER_COMPOSE=	$(DOCKER) compose -f compose.yaml $(DOCKER_COMPOSE_FLAGS)
 
-VERSION=	0.116.8
+VERSION=	0.116.9
 LDFLAGS=	-ldflags "-X 'main.version=$(VERSION)' -X 'main.env=prod'"
 GCFLAGS=	-gcflags="-e"