diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index fee5c78..9c68e69 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ android {
         // https://ai.google.dev/edge/litert/android/index
         minSdk = 26
         targetSdk = 36
-        versionCode = 36 // increment by 2 because of ABI-specific APKs
-        versionName = "1.8.0"
+        versionCode = 38 // increment by 2 because of ABI-specific APKs
+        versionName = "1.9.0"
 
         testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
     }
diff --git a/metadata/en-US/changelogs/37.txt b/metadata/en-US/changelogs/37.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5d3195
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metadata/en-US/changelogs/37.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+New experimental feature: allow other apps to use FairScan to scan documents and generate PDFs.
diff --git a/metadata/en-US/changelogs/38.txt b/metadata/en-US/changelogs/38.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5d3195
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metadata/en-US/changelogs/38.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+New experimental feature: allow other apps to use FairScan to scan documents and generate PDFs.