diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2e00198..2f51631 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to this project are documented here. The format follows
 [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/), and this project
 adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.2.9](https://github.com/SecurityRonin/hfsplus-forensic/compare/hfsplus-forensic-v0.2.8...hfsplus-forensic-v0.2.9) - 2026-08-09
+
+### Fixed
+
+- *(gitignore)* unanchor the target rule so nested cargo projects are ignored
+
 ## [0.2.8](https://github.com/SecurityRonin/hfsplus-forensic/compare/hfsplus-forensic-v0.2.7...hfsplus-forensic-v0.2.8) - 2026-08-08
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 21001e9..2e2c490 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hfsplus-forensic"
-version = "0.2.8"
+version = "0.2.9"
 dependencies = [
  "flate2",
  "forensic-vfs",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1688b24..519f760 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "hfsplus-forensic"
-version = "0.2.8"
+version = "0.2.9"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.85"
 license = "Apache-2.0"