diff --git a/deploy/operator.yaml b/deploy/operator.yaml
index beb9b15b9..ffc29936f 100644
--- a/deploy/operator.yaml
+++ b/deploy/operator.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: grafana-operator
       containers:
         - name: grafana-operator
-          image: quay.io/integreatly/grafana-operator:v3.8.1
+          image: quay.io/integreatly/grafana-operator:v3.9.0
           ports:
             - containerPort: 60000
               name: metrics
diff --git a/documentation/deploy_grafana.md b/documentation/deploy_grafana.md
index c9d832160..c29c98a41 100644
--- a/documentation/deploy_grafana.md
+++ b/documentation/deploy_grafana.md
@@ -254,9 +254,7 @@ spec:
       labels:
         type: object
         description: Additional labels for the serviceaccount
-``` 
-**Note:* the operator will still
-reconcile the `grafana-operator` `serviceaccount when spec.ServiceAccount.skip == True`*.
+```
 ## Configuring the Service
 
 Various properties of the Service can be configured:
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index 73b2b3e29..7650e4301 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package version
 
 var (
-	Version = "3.8.1"
+	Version = "3.9.0"
 )