diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 76d5538..b28fea9 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.9.0"
+  ".": "0.9.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7cd6cdc..a03cdc8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.9.1](https://github.com/rtk-ai/vox/compare/v0.9.0...v0.9.1) (2026-03-18)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* revert kokoro to Python backend, restore say default on macOS ([#37](https://github.com/rtk-ai/vox/issues/37)) ([0c2f7a1](https://github.com/rtk-ai/vox/commit/0c2f7a1a4233f9cefedc8e51805c832426fca0fc))
+
 ## [0.9.0](https://github.com/rtk-ai/vox/compare/v0.8.0...v0.9.0) (2026-03-18)
 
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 02aecc9..f26e898 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4062,7 +4062,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "vox"
-version = "0.9.0"
+version = "0.9.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_cmd",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a3687e1..1a2c724 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "vox"
-version = "0.9.0"
+version = "0.9.1"
 edition = "2024"
 description = "Cross-platform TTS CLI — local voice synthesis with Qwen and system say"
 license = "LicenseRef-Proprietary"