diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 26ec127d2..7af16f02a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
+# [2.37.9] - 2024-08-28
+- [Rust] Escape text passed to `ComposerModel::set_link_with_text` and `insert_mention*` methods of the WASM bindings.
+
 # [2.37.8] - 2024-07-31
 - [Web] Fix a bug that caused the composer to be reinitialised a second time.
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ae181a31e..1700a7828 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uniffi-wysiwyg-composer"
-version = "2.37.8"
+version = "2.37.9"
 dependencies = [
  "html-escape",
  "matrix_mentions",
@@ -1852,7 +1852,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wysiwyg"
-version = "2.37.8"
+version = "2.37.9"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "email_address",
@@ -1876,7 +1876,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wysiwyg-wasm"
-version = "2.37.8"
+version = "2.37.9"
 dependencies = [
  "console_error_panic_hook",
  "html-escape",
diff --git a/bindings/wysiwyg-ffi/Cargo.toml b/bindings/wysiwyg-ffi/Cargo.toml
index 911457e6f..451e9aba2 100644
--- a/bindings/wysiwyg-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bindings/wysiwyg-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ description = "Swift and Kotlin bindings for wysiwyg-rust"
 keywords = ["matrix", "chat", "messaging", "composer", "wysiwyg"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 name = "uniffi-wysiwyg-composer"
-version = "2.37.8"
+version = "2.37.9"
 rust-version = { workspace = true }
 
 [features]
diff --git a/bindings/wysiwyg-wasm/Cargo.toml b/bindings/wysiwyg-wasm/Cargo.toml
index 4a72f0538..28fe2e55d 100644
--- a/bindings/wysiwyg-wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bindings/wysiwyg-wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ description = "WASM bindings for wysiwyg-rust"
 keywords = ["matrix", "chat", "messaging", "composer", "wysiwyg"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 name = "wysiwyg-wasm"
-version = "2.37.8"
+version = "2.37.9"
 rust-version = { workspace = true }
 
 [package.metadata.wasm-pack.profile.profiling]
diff --git a/bindings/wysiwyg-wasm/package-lock.json b/bindings/wysiwyg-wasm/package-lock.json
index fcd2c7d6c..2b9204d5f 100644
--- a/bindings/wysiwyg-wasm/package-lock.json
+++ b/bindings/wysiwyg-wasm/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "wysiwyg-wasm",
-  "version": "2.37.8",
+  "version": "2.37.9",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "wysiwyg-wasm",
-      "version": "2.37.8",
+      "version": "2.37.9",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "devDependencies": {
         "jest": "^28.1.0",
diff --git a/bindings/wysiwyg-wasm/package.json b/bindings/wysiwyg-wasm/package.json
index ae2290bfd..6544c1eac 100644
--- a/bindings/wysiwyg-wasm/package.json
+++ b/bindings/wysiwyg-wasm/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "wysiwyg-wasm",
-  "version": "2.37.8",
+  "version": "2.37.9",
   "homepage": "https://gitlab.com/andybalaam/wysiwyg-rust",
   "description": "WASM bindings for wysiwyg-rust",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
diff --git a/crates/wysiwyg/Cargo.toml b/crates/wysiwyg/Cargo.toml
index 6142043ff..2b66e1bed 100644
--- a/crates/wysiwyg/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/wysiwyg/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ description = "Model code to power a rich text editor for Matrix"
 keywords = ["matrix", "chat", "messaging", "composer", "wysiwyg"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 name = "wysiwyg"
-version = "2.37.8"
+version = "2.37.9"
 rust-version = { workspace = true }
 
 [features]
diff --git a/platforms/android/gradle.properties b/platforms/android/gradle.properties
index 059cfc301..e1d6bf06c 100644
--- a/platforms/android/gradle.properties
+++ b/platforms/android/gradle.properties
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ RELEASE_SIGNING_ENABLED=true
 
 GROUP=io.element.android
 # POM_ARTIFACT_ID is configured in each module's gradle.properties
-VERSION_NAME=2.37.8
+VERSION_NAME=2.37.9
 
 POM_NAME=Matrix WYSIWYG
 POM_DESCRIPTION=Cross-platform rich text editor that generates HTML output.
diff --git a/platforms/web/package.json b/platforms/web/package.json
index 01a924cf0..e86ef8576 100644
--- a/platforms/web/package.json
+++ b/platforms/web/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@matrix-org/matrix-wysiwyg",
-    "version": "2.37.8",
+    "version": "2.37.9",
     "type": "module",
     "description": "Wysiwyg composer for matrix.org using React",
     "author": "matrix.org",