diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7ce5c0e..fafc7ce 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ We strive to match Hot Chocolate's supported .NET target frameworks, though this
 
 | HotChocolate | FluentValidation | FairyBread | FairyBread docs |
 | ------------ | ---------------- | ---------- | --------------- |
-|      v12.0.1 |              v10 |         v8 | right here |
+|     v12.4.0* |              v10 |         v9 | right here |
+|      v12.0.1 |              v10 |         v8 | [/v8/main](https://github.com/benmccallum/fairybread/tree/v8/main) branch |
 |      v11.0.9 |              v10 |         v7 | [/v7/main](https://github.com/benmccallum/fairybread/tree/v7/main) branch |
 |      v11.0.9 |              v10 |         v6 | [/v6/main](https://github.com/benmccallum/fairybread/tree/v6/main) branch |
 |      v11.0.9 |               v9 |         v5 | [/v5/main](https://github.com/benmccallum/fairybread/tree/v5/main) branch |
diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index 319d177..01c3a3c 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
     <PackageIconUrl>https://github.com/benmccallum/fairybread/raw/master/logo-400x400.png</PackageIconUrl>
     <PackageLicenseUrl>https://github.com/benmccallum/fairybread/blob/master/LICENSE</PackageLicenseUrl>
 
-    <Version>8.0.0</Version>
+    <Version>9.0.0-rc.1</Version>
 
     <FluentValidationVersion>10.0.0</FluentValidationVersion>
-    <HotChocolateVersion>12.0.1</HotChocolateVersion>
+    <HotChocolateVersion>12.4.0</HotChocolateVersion>
 
     <LibraryTargetFrameworks>net5.0; netcoreapp3.1; netstandard2.0</LibraryTargetFrameworks>
     <TestTargetFrameworks>net5.0; netcoreapp3.1; netcoreapp2.1</TestTargetFrameworks>