diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 25a7622..bf4964b 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"1.9.0"}
+{".":"1.10.0"}
diff --git a/pikaraoke/CHANGELOG.md b/pikaraoke/CHANGELOG.md
index 57a6096..8de2846 100644
--- a/pikaraoke/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/pikaraoke/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.10.0](https://github.com/vicwomg/pikaraoke/compare/1.9.0...1.10.0) (2025-01-14)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add placeholder translation files for common languages ([30c9d5b](https://github.com/vicwomg/pikaraoke/commit/30c9d5ba791a577ea7333bec48625f71b2245c7c))
+* support for specifying yt-dlp proxy ([e276fbf](https://github.com/vicwomg/pikaraoke/commit/e276fbfe1ae3b7495fe7750bdcb15bd948c7eb72))
+
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* use websocket for player communication ([#466](https://github.com/vicwomg/pikaraoke/issues/466)) ([bbd0360](https://github.com/vicwomg/pikaraoke/commit/bbd036073ef456cdb4e213161cdccea51065b7c5))
+
 ## [1.9.0](https://github.com/vicwomg/pikaraoke/compare/1.8.0...1.9.0) (2025-01-08)
 
 
diff --git a/pikaraoke/version.py b/pikaraoke/version.py
index f3b1edb..ad0f5a0 100644
--- a/pikaraoke/version.py
+++ b/pikaraoke/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.9.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "1.10.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9a6a0e4..211aef5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "pikaraoke"
-version = "1.9.0"
+version = "1.10.0"
 description = "Youtube-based Karaoke machine for Raspberry Pi, OSX, Windows, and Linux"
 authors = ["Vic Wong"]
 readme = "docs/README.md"