diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 8e46169..38a9a19 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"9.7.0"}
+{".":"9.8.0"}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 302d848..4898d3a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [9.8.0](https://github.com/ClosureTree/closure_tree/compare/closure_tree/v9.7.0...closure_tree/v9.8.0) (2026-08-05)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* require with_advisory_lock 7.6.0 ([27d9f5e](https://github.com/ClosureTree/closure_tree/commit/27d9f5e268afb266e53fddac21100bfc67ab1d83))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* batch find_by_large_path in groups of max_join_tables elements ([7e05aa1](https://github.com/ClosureTree/closure_tree/commit/7e05aa1cd1771278f920a3dce917da36db456c1f)), closes [#347](https://github.com/ClosureTree/closure_tree/issues/347)
+* materialize transaction before taking transaction-level advisory lock ([a2ea522](https://github.com/ClosureTree/closure_tree/commit/a2ea5223ba69195add5f6361c6fa3af2a76d37b8))
+* use model arel_table in cleanup! for Rails 8.2 compatibility ([f46abc7](https://github.com/ClosureTree/closure_tree/commit/f46abc7e540a3cc53ea17b7ffa2a9abd7724ecdd))
+* use transaction-level advisory locks inside open transactions on PostgreSQL ([b4eb3df](https://github.com/ClosureTree/closure_tree/commit/b4eb3df89dd4f7a4151a7f6204842661b219b241))
+
 ## [9.7.0](https://github.com/ClosureTree/closure_tree/compare/closure_tree/v9.6.2...closure_tree/v9.7.0) (2026-05-06)
 
 
diff --git a/lib/closure_tree/version.rb b/lib/closure_tree/version.rb
index a0f2fad..8e08533 100644
--- a/lib/closure_tree/version.rb
+++ b/lib/closure_tree/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module ClosureTree
-  VERSION = Gem::Version.new('9.7.0')
+  VERSION = Gem::Version.new('9.8.0')
 end