diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 71e9c96740..5bf64f4cff 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+0.256.0 - 2024-12-21
+--------------------
+
+This release drops support for Python 3.8, which reached its end-of-life (EOL)
+in October 2024. The minimum supported Python version is now 3.9.
+
+We strongly recommend upgrading to Python 3.9 or a newer version, as older
+versions are no longer maintained and may contain security vulnerabilities.
+
+Contributed by [Thiago Bellini Ribeiro](https://github.com/bellini666) via [PR #3730](https://github.com/strawberry-graphql/strawberry/pull/3730/)
+
+
 0.255.0 - 2024-12-20
 --------------------
 
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 6388bb6e73..0000000000
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-Release type: minor
-
-This release drops support for Python 3.8, which reached its end-of-life (EOL)
-in October 2024. The minimum supported Python version is now 3.9.
-
-We strongly recommend upgrading to Python 3.9 or a newer version, as older
-versions are no longer maintained and may contain security vulnerabilities.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index af146e54b4..f6e6800504 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "strawberry-graphql"
 packages = [ { include = "strawberry" } ]
-version = "0.255.0"
+version = "0.256.0"
 description = "A library for creating GraphQL APIs"
 authors = ["Patrick Arminio <patrick.arminio@gmail.com>"]
 license = "MIT"