diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index f189140b..5f0af68a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 Starting with v1.31.6, this file will contain a record of major features and updates made in each release of graph-notebook.
 
 ## Upcoming
+
+## Release 3.9.0 (Oct 9, 2023)
 - New Gremlin Language Tutorial notebooks ([Link to PR](https://github.com/aws/graph-notebook/pull/533))
   - Path: 06-Language-Tutorials > 03-Gremlin
 - Added `--explain-type` option to `%%gremlin` ([Link to PR](https://github.com/aws/graph-notebook/pull/503))
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4418d613..97aace82 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ It is recommended to check the [ChangeLog.md](ChangeLog.md) file periodically to
 
 You will need:
 
-* [Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/) 3.7.x-3.10.11
+* [Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/) 3.7.x-3.10.13
 * A graph database that provides one or more of:
   * A SPARQL 1.1 endpoint
   * An Apache TinkerPop Gremlin Server compatible endpoint
@@ -357,8 +357,8 @@ cd graph-notebook
 # 2) Create a new virtual environment
 
 # 2a) Option 1 - pyenv
-pyenv install 3.10.11  # Only if not already installed; this can be any supported Python 3 version in Prerequisites
-pyenv virtualenv 3.10.11 build-graph-notebook
+pyenv install 3.10.13  # Only if not already installed; this can be any supported Python 3 version in Prerequisites
+pyenv virtualenv 3.10.13 build-graph-notebook
 pyenv local build-graph-notebook
 
 # 2b) Option 2 - venv
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ python3 setup.py bdist_wheel
 
 You should now be able to find the built distribution at
 
-`./dist/graph_notebook-3.8.2-py3-none-any.whl`
+`./dist/graph_notebook-3.9.0-py3-none-any.whl`
 
 And use it by following the [installation](https://github.com/aws/graph-notebook#installation) steps, replacing
 
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ pip install graph-notebook
 with
 
 ``` python
-pip install ./dist/graph_notebook-3.8.2-py3-none-any.whl
+pip install ./dist/graph_notebook-3.9.0-py3-none-any.whl
 
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/graph_notebook/__init__.py b/src/graph_notebook/__init__.py
index de93e9f1..f946b019 100644
--- a/src/graph_notebook/__init__.py
+++ b/src/graph_notebook/__init__.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 """
 
-__version__ = '3.8.2'
+__version__ = '3.9.0'
diff --git a/src/graph_notebook/widgets/package.json b/src/graph_notebook/widgets/package.json
index e08cea8e..6b573950 100644
--- a/src/graph_notebook/widgets/package.json
+++ b/src/graph_notebook/widgets/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "graph_notebook_widgets",
-  "version": "3.8.2",
+  "version": "3.9.0",
   "author": "amazon",
   "description": "A Custom Jupyter Library for rendering NetworkX MultiDiGraphs using vis-network",
   "dependencies": {