diff --git a/packages/core/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/core/CHANGELOG.md
index f64fd83cf..75aa8939c 100644
--- a/packages/core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+## 8.9.6 (2025-07-26)
+
+### 🩹 Fixes
+
+- **core:** pin source-map due to minor bump using url ([44c3d3fe5](https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/commit/44c3d3fe5))
+
+### ❤️ Thank You
+
+- Nathan Walker
+
 ## 8.9.5 (2025-07-14)
 
 ### 🩹 Fixes
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 0f057d27b..939a7ca04 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@nativescript/core",
-	"version": "8.9.5",
+	"version": "8.9.6",
 	"description": "A JavaScript library providing an easy to use api for interacting with iOS and Android platform APIs.",
 	"main": "index",
 	"types": "index.d.ts",