diff --git a/GITLAB_SHELL_VERSION b/GITLAB_SHELL_VERSION
index d139a75408e9f9bb9a3b05aada6e3b31b19dfd3e..f7ee06693c17a06e2a0f51ef7eb2a61866e77b8e 100644
--- a/GITLAB_SHELL_VERSION
+++ b/GITLAB_SHELL_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.7.1
+9.0.0
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/update-gitlab-shell.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/update-gitlab-shell.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..446a5fe1ea9ac0cb44e1fa4f7fcf092b162a3793
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/update-gitlab-shell.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Update GitLab Shell to v9.0.0
+merge_request: 27002
+author:
+type: other