diff --git a/afl.changes b/afl.changes
index 70f9c87..0e94cca 100644
--- a/afl.changes
+++ b/afl.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,37 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Dec 17 12:08:00 UTC 2023 - Marcus Meissner <meissner@suse.com>
+
+- updated to 4.09c
+  - afl-fuzz:
+    - fixed the new mutation implementation for two bugs
+    - added `AFL_FINAL_SYNC` which forces a final fuzzer sync (also for `-F`)
+      before terminating.
+    - added AFL_IGNORE_SEED_PROBLEMS to skip over seeds that time out instead
+      of exiting with an error message
+    - allow -S/-M naming up to 50 characters (from 24)
+    - CMPLOG:
+      - added scale support (-l S)
+      - skip unhelpful insertions (u8)
+    - added --version and --help command line parameters
+    - fixed endless loop when reading malformed dictionaries
+    - new custom mutator function: post_run - thanks to yangzao!
+  - afl-whatsup:
+    - detect instanced that are starting up and show them as such as not dead
+    - now also shows coverage reached
+    - option -m shows only very relevant stats
+    - option -n will not use color in the output
+  - instrumentation:
+    - fix for a few string compare transform functions for LAF
+    - we are instrumenting __cxx internal functions again. this might break
+      a few targets, please report if so.
+  - frida_mode:
+    - fixes support for large map offsets
+  - support for AFL_FUZZER_LOOPCOUNT for afl.rs and LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput
+  - afl-cmin/afl-cmin.bash: prevent unneeded file errors
+  - added new tool afl-addseeds that adds new seeds to a running campaign
+  - added benchmark/benchmark.py if you want to see how good your fuzzing
+    speed is in comparison to other setups.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Aug 11 08:06:00 UTC 2023 - Marcus Meissner <meissner@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/afl.spec b/afl.spec
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@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 %endif
 
 Name:           afl
-Version:        4.08c
+Version:        4.09c
 Release:        0
 Summary:        American fuzzy lop is a security-oriented fuzzer
 #URL:            https://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/afl/
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