diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 15b3706c..d2c4d8bb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 Release Notes
 ---
 
+## [2.9.4](https://github.com/ibis-project/ibis-substrait/compare/v2.9.3...v2.9.4) (2022-07-27)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add backcompat for older ibises ([1298c1f](https://github.com/ibis-project/ibis-substrait/commit/1298c1f6f8de5481ac61410d24d4e85665856a22))
+
 ## [2.9.3](https://github.com/ibis-project/ibis-substrait/compare/v2.9.2...v2.9.3) (2022-07-21)
 
 
diff --git a/ibis_substrait/__init__.py b/ibis_substrait/__init__.py
index a78f213c..dba9ee56 100644
--- a/ibis_substrait/__init__.py
+++ b/ibis_substrait/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "2.9.3"
+__version__ = "2.9.4"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1cd94d4a..49030b82 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "ibis-substrait"
-version = "2.9.3"
+version = "2.9.4"
 packages = [{ include = "ibis_substrait" }]
 homepage = "https://github.com/ibis-project/ibis-substrait"
 repository = "https://github.com/ibis-project/ibis-substrait"