diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bbede1e5..9c8eaa1f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@
 
 ### Fixed
 
+## 4.9.0 - 2025-01-09
+
+### Fixed
+
+- check ActiveRecord version instead of Rails
+
 ## 4.8.0 - 2025-01-03
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 6351c688..731568b9 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    parallel_tests (4.8.0)
+    parallel_tests (4.9.0)
       parallel
 
 GEM
diff --git a/lib/parallel_tests/version.rb b/lib/parallel_tests/version.rb
index 1d1a9d14..6838e8d2 100644
--- a/lib/parallel_tests/version.rb
+++ b/lib/parallel_tests/version.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 module ParallelTests
-  VERSION = '4.8.0'
+  VERSION = '4.9.0'
 end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/rails61/Gemfile.lock b/spec/fixtures/rails61/Gemfile.lock
index f0c5f562..674e3299 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/rails61/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/spec/fixtures/rails61/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: ../../..
   specs:
-    parallel_tests (4.8.0)
+    parallel_tests (4.9.0)
       parallel
 
 GEM
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/rails70/Gemfile.lock b/spec/fixtures/rails70/Gemfile.lock
index 6c5ec0fe..b1fff335 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/rails70/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/spec/fixtures/rails70/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: ../../..
   specs:
-    parallel_tests (4.8.0)
+    parallel_tests (4.9.0)
       parallel
 
 GEM