diff --git a/.changeset/phone-validation-pre-chat.md b/.changeset/phone-validation-pre-chat.md
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-'@smooai/chat-widget': minor
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-
-Pre-chat phone field now formats and validates as you type (libphonenumber-js, US default region).
-
-- **As-you-type formatting** via `AsYouType('US')` — appended digits are formatted live (e.g. `(213) 373-4253`). The formatter only rewrites when the caret is at the end and never while deleting, so backspacing the formatting characters works naturally.
-- **Inline validity hint** driven by `isValidPhoneNumber(value, 'US')` — a subtle, themed valid/invalid state on the field plus a small hint span. An empty field stays neutral (the field is optional unless `requirePhone`).
-- **On submit**: when `requirePhone` is set and the number is invalid, submission is blocked and the hint is shown; when optional, submission proceeds. A valid number is sent as canonical **E.164** (`parsePhoneNumber(value, 'US').number`), falling back to the raw value when it does not parse (the backend re-parses and normalizes/nulls authoritatively — SMOODEV-2153).
-- Autofill is preserved: `type="tel"`, `autocomplete="tel"`, and the implicit `<label>` are unchanged, and the value is also reformatted/validated on `change` so a browser-autofilled number gets handled too.
-
-The standalone IIFE bundle now inlines `libphonenumber-js/min` (added to `deps.alwaysBundle`) so a plain `<script>` embed has no undefined-global reference at load.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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 # Changelog
 
+## 0.9.0
+
+### Minor Changes
+
+- 6b8a36e: Pre-chat phone field now formats and validates as you type (libphonenumber-js, US default region).
+
+  - **As-you-type formatting** via `AsYouType('US')` — appended digits are formatted live (e.g. `(213) 373-4253`). The formatter only rewrites when the caret is at the end and never while deleting, so backspacing the formatting characters works naturally.
+  - **Inline validity hint** driven by `isValidPhoneNumber(value, 'US')` — a subtle, themed valid/invalid state on the field plus a small hint span. An empty field stays neutral (the field is optional unless `requirePhone`).
+  - **On submit**: when `requirePhone` is set and the number is invalid, submission is blocked and the hint is shown; when optional, submission proceeds. A valid number is sent as canonical **E.164** (`parsePhoneNumber(value, 'US').number`), falling back to the raw value when it does not parse (the backend re-parses and normalizes/nulls authoritatively — SMOODEV-2153).
+  - Autofill is preserved: `type="tel"`, `autocomplete="tel"`, and the implicit `<label>` are unchanged, and the value is also reformatted/validated on `change` so a browser-autofilled number gets handled too.
+
+  The standalone IIFE bundle now inlines `libphonenumber-js/min` (added to `deps.alwaysBundle`) so a plain `<script>` embed has no undefined-global reference at load.
+
 ## 0.7.0
 
 ### Minor Changes
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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 {
     "name": "@smooai/chat-widget",
-    "version": "0.8.0",
+    "version": "0.9.0",
     "description": "Embeddable AI chat as a framework-light web component — the Aurora Glass design, streaming replies, grounded sources, and per-brand theming. Speaks the smooth-operator WebSocket protocol.",
     "license": "MIT",
     "author": "SmooAI",