diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index da6d262..171c3ed 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [9.4.0](https://github.com/snakemake/snakemake-interface-executor-plugins/compare/v9.3.9...v9.4.0) (2026-03-08)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add software deployment cache as item for shared fs usage ([#99](https://github.com/snakemake/snakemake-interface-executor-plugins/issues/99)) ([899de94](https://github.com/snakemake/snakemake-interface-executor-plugins/commit/899de94f1cdf1f539b590675ebc8085a221ad4ca))
+
 ## [9.3.9](https://github.com/snakemake/snakemake-interface-executor-plugins/compare/v9.3.8...v9.3.9) (2025-07-29)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index afad92d..7da2aa1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "snakemake-interface-executor-plugins"
-version = "9.3.9"
+version = "9.4.0"
 description = "This package provides a stable interface for interactions between Snakemake and its executor plugins."
 authors = [{ name = "Johannes Köster", email = "johannes.koester@uni-due.de" }]
 license = { text = "MIT" }