diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 8802348..5f77c7a 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,35 @@
 # NestQuest Release Notes
 
+## Version 0.9.5 — 2026-09-27
+
+### Scope
+
+Patch release carrying the kids' panel Return button onto `main`.
+
+- **Return button:** the Quest Log header now shows an explicit Return control —
+  a left chevron plus "The Party", 72px high and sized to its label, sitting left
+  of the crest — so a child
+  can go straight back to the main Party board instead of waiting out the 40 s
+  idle return. It calls the same navigation the idle return uses
+  (`board_path` + `location-changed`), so there is exactly one navigation path.
+  It is hidden when no board path is configured, appears on every header-bearing
+  Quest Log screen (normal, away, and "no quests today"), and does not appear on
+  the Quest-complete screen, which keeps its 12 s auto-return. The control meets
+  the panel's hard rules (72px tap target, 26px label, `:active` feedback only,
+  clear of the window columns and the dock), and the 40 s idle return and
+  crest-tap navigation are unchanged. (PR #272.)
+
+### Upgrade note
+
+The database schema is unchanged at version **9**; no migration or backup step is
+needed. No runtime dependency is added — only the bundled panel card changed.
+
+### Requirements
+
+Home Assistant 2024.6.0 or newer. Install through HACS from the
+`Maniacs-Mansion/NestQuest` GitHub mirror (kept current by the Gitea push
+mirror).
+
 ## Version 0.9.4 — 2026-09-26
 
 ### Scope
diff --git a/custom_components/nestquest/manifest.json b/custom_components/nestquest/manifest.json
index 89d0534..3ad819a 100644
--- a/custom_components/nestquest/manifest.json
+++ b/custom_components/nestquest/manifest.json
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
   "iot_class": "local_polling",
   "issue_tracker": "https://github.com/Maniacs-Mansion/NestQuest/issues",
   "requirements": [],
-  "version": "0.9.4"
+  "version": "0.9.5"
 }
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5cc9229..e43c4c0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "nestquest"
-version = "0.9.4"
+version = "0.9.5"
 description = "NestQuest Home Assistant Integration"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index a614db6..7d8909a 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nestquest"
-version = "0.9.4"
+version = "0.9.5"
 source = { virtual = "." }
 
 [package.dev-dependencies]