diff --git a/release-please-manifest.json b/release-please-manifest.json
index 959dd2c622..355dd01fbc 100644
--- a/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "v2": "2.0.0-rc.208",
+  "v2": "2.0.0-rc.209",
   "execution": "1.4.0"
 }
diff --git a/v2/CHANGELOG.md b/v2/CHANGELOG.md
index 86499e7335..c4bd8dec98 100644
--- a/v2/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/v2/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.0.0-rc.209](https://github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/compare/v2.0.0-rc.208...v2.0.0-rc.209) (2025-07-22)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* merge inline fragment and field selections together ([#1240](https://github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/issues/1240)) ([99f2b32](https://github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/commit/99f2b321990591f51a1dd0f84e6b3696fb457d33))
+
 ## [2.0.0-rc.208](https://github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/compare/v2.0.0-rc.207...v2.0.0-rc.208) (2025-07-18)