diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bb2ecbc8..af372769 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.10.0](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/alloydb-python-connector/compare/v1.9.1...v1.10.0) (2025-11-11)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* drop support for Python 3.9 ([#499](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/alloydb-python-connector/issues/499)) ([25c3d6d](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/alloydb-python-connector/commit/25c3d6d7860c461e0edfb297cb1c7b27e22047d3))
+
 ## [1.9.1](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/alloydb-python-connector/compare/v1.9.0...v1.9.1) (2025-09-08)
 
 
diff --git a/google/cloud/alloydbconnector/version.py b/google/cloud/alloydbconnector/version.py
index 096790c0..9486a602 100644
--- a/google/cloud/alloydbconnector/version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/alloydbconnector/version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "1.9.1"
+__version__ = "1.10.0"