diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b83042b..b74b72c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
-## [1.9.4](https://github.com/ephrimlawrence/ananse/compare/v1.9.3...v1.9.4) (2024-07-08)
+## [1.9.5](https://github.com/ephrimlawrence/ananse/compare/v1.9.4...v1.9.5) (2024-07-11)
 
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
-* remove all japa imports ([0baaa48](https://github.com/ephrimlawrence/ananse/commit/0baaa48368bc93d91d2db3c15540dff0233e5d03))
+* **session: mysql:** handle cases where session query result are returned as JSON object instead of string on some sql versions ([c33d0c1](https://github.com/ephrimlawrence/ananse/commit/c33d0c1d5f7db20f318d298ce6db313f610ef2f7))
 
 
 
-## [1.9.3](https://github.com/ephrimlawrence/ananse/compare/v1.9.2...v1.9.3) (2024-07-08)
+## [1.9.4](https://github.com/ephrimlawrence/ananse/compare/v1.9.3...v1.9.4) (2024-07-08)
 
 
+### Bug Fixes
 
-## [1.9.2](https://github.com/ephrimlawrence/ananse/compare/v1.9.1...v1.9.2) (2024-07-08)
+* remove all japa imports ([0baaa48](https://github.com/ephrimlawrence/ananse/commit/0baaa48368bc93d91d2db3c15540dff0233e5d03))
 
 
 
-## [1.9.1](https://github.com/ephrimlawrence/ananse/compare/v1.9.0...v1.9.1) (2024-07-08)
+## [1.9.3](https://github.com/ephrimlawrence/ananse/compare/v1.9.2...v1.9.3) (2024-07-08)
 
 
 
-# [1.9.0](https://github.com/ephrimlawrence/ananse/compare/v1.8.1...v1.9.0) (2024-06-28)
+## [1.9.2](https://github.com/ephrimlawrence/ananse/compare/v1.9.1...v1.9.2) (2024-07-08)
 
 
-### Features
 
-* **session:** implement `remove` method for deleting items from session for all drivers ([72f4d13](https://github.com/ephrimlawrence/ananse/commit/72f4d13af53abf88e667380712ea148957b5e055))
+## [1.9.1](https://github.com/ephrimlawrence/ananse/compare/v1.9.0...v1.9.1) (2024-07-08)
 
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 83814ee..7c61f2d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ananse",
-  "version": "1.9.4",
+  "version": "1.9.5",
   "description": "Ananse is a lightweight NodeJs framework with batteries included for building efficient, scalable and maintainable USSD applications.",
   "git": "https://github.com/ephrimlawrence/ananse",
   "author": "Lawrence Ephrim",