diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index a4dfcfb..20d7a34 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"0.0.8"}
\ No newline at end of file
+{".":"0.0.9"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ab221ef..34b7372 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.0.9](https://github.com/open-feature/python-sdk/compare/v0.0.8...v0.0.9) (2023-01-19)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* reverse the merged before hooks ([#71](https://github.com/open-feature/python-sdk/issues/71)) ([3a33551](https://github.com/open-feature/python-sdk/commit/3a33551fdbd01c876920177ab2035d0e24e17572))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* add NoOpProvider import to config sample ([#68](https://github.com/open-feature/python-sdk/issues/68)) ([643d9fa](https://github.com/open-feature/python-sdk/commit/643d9fa34f94f6ca1f9a5d4251097a3f98dae43e))
+
 ## [0.0.8](https://github.com/open-feature/python-sdk/compare/v0.0.7...v0.0.8) (2022-12-28)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b399215..9bfd700 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "openfeature_sdk"
-version = "0.0.8"
+version = "0.0.9"
 description = "Standardizing Feature Flagging for Everyone"
 readme = "readme.md"
 authors = [{ name = "OpenFeature", email = "openfeature-core@groups.io" }]
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 9a7cdae..2a9ab9a 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ Each provider class may have further setup required i.e. secret keys, environmen
 Pip install
 
 ```bash
-pip install openfeature-sdk==0.0.8
+pip install openfeature-sdk==0.0.9
 ```
 
 requirements.txt
 
 ```bash
-openfeature-sdk==0.0.8
+openfeature-sdk==0.0.9
 ```
 
 ```python