diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 1196aef..7558249 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.66.8"
+  ".": "0.66.9"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ac811c1..6c81a49 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.66.9](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/compare/v0.66.8...v0.66.9) (2026-03-04)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* add referral ([a5e429f](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/a5e429fea365ee04a3bd32f07676a852511be852))
+* **deps:** update docker/setup-qemu-action action to v4 ([#749](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/issues/749)) ([b36e148](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/b36e1484eb51b7d86352c6f78f2f4c21adba28d0))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* use default branch for tests badge ([6d5870c](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/6d5870ccb219bcb6448aac732914d02f59b8b602))
+
 ## [0.66.8](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/compare/v0.66.7...v0.66.8) (2026-03-02)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b5780fb..c6be193 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "webstreamr",
-  "version": "0.66.8",
+  "version": "0.66.9",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "webstreamr",
-      "version": "0.66.8",
+      "version": "0.66.9",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@keyv/sqlite": "^4.0.5",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 91e0789..a4ad258 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "webstreamr",
   "description": "Provides HTTP URLs from streaming websites.",
-  "version": "0.66.8",
+  "version": "0.66.9",
   "type": "commonjs",
   "scripts": {
     "analyse": "tsc --noEmit --project ./tsconfig.dev.json",
diff --git a/src/utils/manifest.ts b/src/utils/manifest.ts
index 20be127..d18561b 100644
--- a/src/utils/manifest.ts
+++ b/src/utils/manifest.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const typedEntries = <T extends object>(obj: T): [keyof T, T[keyof T]][] => (Obj
 export const buildManifest = (sources: Source[], extractors: Extractor[], config: Config): CustomManifest => {
   const manifest: CustomManifest = {
     id: envGetAppId(),
-    version: '0.66.8', // x-release-please-version
+    version: '0.66.9', // x-release-please-version
     name: envGetAppName(),
     description: 'Provides HTTP URLs from streaming websites. Configure add-on for additional languages. Add MediaFlow proxy for more URLs.',
     resources: [