diff --git a/.github/release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
index 323f580fe..7d75b7f4f 100644
--- a/.github/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "packages/access-client": "8.0.1",
+  "packages/access-client": "9.0.0",
   "packages/access-api": "3.0.0",
   "packages/capabilities": "1.0.0",
   "packages/upload-client": "3.0.0"
diff --git a/packages/access-client/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/access-client/CHANGELOG.md
index 2d3f70678..45ee384e1 100644
--- a/packages/access-client/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/access-client/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [9.0.0](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3protocol/compare/access-v8.0.1...access-v9.0.0) (2022-12-07)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* upgrade access-api @ucanto/* and @ipld/dag-ucan major versions ([#246](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3protocol/issues/246))
+
+### Features
+
+* upgrade access-api @ucanto/* and @ipld/dag-ucan major versions ([#246](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3protocol/issues/246)) ([5e663d1](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3protocol/commit/5e663d12ccea7d21cc8e7c36869f144a08eaa1b0))
+
 ## [8.0.1](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3protocol/compare/access-v8.0.0...access-v8.0.1) (2022-12-07)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/access-client/package.json b/packages/access-client/package.json
index 9e0c0933b..82fbc144f 100644
--- a/packages/access-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/access-client/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@web3-storage/access",
-  "version": "8.0.1",
+  "version": "9.0.0",
   "description": "w3access client",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/web3-storage/w3-protocol/tree/main/packages/access-client",
   "repository": {