diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 843e5766..86ccbb5e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.47.9](https://github.com/DecapodLabs/decapod/compare/v0.47.8...v0.47.9) - 2026-03-07
+
+### Other
+
+- rewrite README tables in plain english
+
 ## [0.47.8](https://github.com/DecapodLabs/decapod/compare/v0.47.7...v0.47.8) - 2026-03-07
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c4f2d1e2..4e2ef19e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "decapod"
-version = "0.47.8"
+version = "0.47.9"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "criterion",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 176f87bb..85b50e71 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "decapod"
-version = "0.47.8"
+version = "0.47.9"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.91.1"
 build = "build/constitution_index.rs"