diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3363d146e..22e1145eb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## Unreleased
 ### Added
+### Changed
+### Fixed
+
+## [0.20.9]
+### Added
 - Enforces changelog entries via CI check
 - `payloadtool` binary useful for developers writing new experiments.
 - Respects the env var `RUST_LOG` to control logging.
@@ -13,9 +18,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - During payload generation, blocks will reliably be filled to the requested amount.
 - During payload generation, block chunks now give more feedback when the
   requested amount cannot be hit.
+- Does not crash on empty line in prometheus exports
 ### Changed
 - Increases the amount of blocks available during payload generation.
 - DogStatsD tag generation updated to better reflect real DSD traffic.
+- Users should avoid setting custom `block_sizes` and rely on the default
+  blocks. `payloadtool` is available to help evaluate block size options.
 
 ## [0.20.8]
 ### Added
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 07d9f110f..b1c19525b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lading"
-version = "0.20.8"
+version = "0.20.9"
 dependencies = [
  "async-pidfd",
  "average",
diff --git a/lading/Cargo.toml b/lading/Cargo.toml
index f15722a92..82a794932 100644
--- a/lading/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lading/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "lading"
-version = "0.20.8"
+version = "0.20.9"
 authors = ["Brian L. Troutwine <brian.troutwine@datadoghq.com>", "George Hahn <george.hahn@datadoghq.com"]
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"