diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
index 2cda2ed4..a3c36c5f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ jobs:
         echo $BRANCH_NAME
         # process.env.BRANCH = 'pull_27';
         echo "BRANCH=$(echo ${BRANCH_NAME})" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-    - if: ${{ matrix.node-version == '18.x' }}
+    - if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
       name: Create the Badge
       uses: schneegans/dynamic-badges-action@v1.4.0
       with:
         auth: ${{ secrets.GIST_SECRET }}
         gistID: 166d927bd0089d7bfdee4e98a537712c
         filename: esmock__${{ env.BRANCH }}.json
-        label: Test Coverage
+        label: coverage
         message: ${{ env.COVERAGE }}
-        color: green
+        color: "#44CC11"
         namedLogo: node
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9b5f3b14..4ac75e9d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # changelog
 
+ * 1.9.0 _Jul.30.2022_
+   * support for modules using stringy exports.import rules
+   * add live coverage badge to show, for example, 98% coverage
+   * add linting for README examples
+   * improve unit-test for mocking non-extansible objects
+   * improve node-version definition of `isLT1612` per review @aladdin-add
+   * use smaller and specific condition for calling nextResolve at loader
  * 1.8.9 _Jul.25.2022_
    * resolve error, do not define default on extensible objects, credit @tripodsan
  * 1.8.8 _Jul.24.2022_
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a385b989..571b24b0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 +╚███████╗███████╔╝██║  ██║  ██║╚██████╔╝╚██████╗██║  ╚██╗
 + ╚══════╝╚══════╝ ╚═╝  ╚═╝  ╚═╝ ╚═════╝  ╚═════╝╚═╝   ╚═╝
 ```
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+[![npm version](https://badge.fury.io/js/esmock.svg)](https://badge.fury.io/js/esmock) [![Coverage](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://gist.githubusercontent.com/iambumblehead/166d927bd0089d7bfdee4e98a537712c/raw/esmock__heads_master.json)][2] [![install size](https://packagephobia.now.sh/badge?p=esmock)](https://packagephobia.now.sh/result?p=esmock) [![downloads](https://badgen.now.sh/npm/dm/esmock)](https://npmjs.org/package/esmock)
 
 **esmock provides native ESM import mocking for unit tests.** Use examples below as a quick-start guide, see the [descriptive and friendly esmock guide here,][10] or browse [esmock's test runner examples.][3]
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5441da58..2e89aff9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "esmock",
-  "version": "1.8.9",
+  "version": "1.9.0",
   "license": "ISC",
   "readmeFilename": "README.md",
   "description": "provides native ESM import mocking for unit tests",