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 # Changelog
 
+## 9.0.0 /2025-02-13
+
+## What's Changed
+* Optimisations and tests for Async Sync Subtensor by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2569
+* [SDK] Get rid of py-substrate-interface (DO NOT MERGE) by @roman-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2565
+* Uses the new async_substrate_interface lib by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2572
+* AsyncSubstrateInterface Overhaul (with Sync AsyncSubstrate) by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2526
+* [SDK] Small improvements by @roman-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2575
+* Sync Subtensor warning by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2578
+* [SDK] Fixes types in async by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2577
+* Release/8.5.2 by @ibraheem-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2584
+* fix: typos in documentation files by @leopardracer in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2580
+* fix(2337): btlogging setLevel by @zyzniewski-reef in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2588
+* perf: don't use 2 threads to create FastAPI server by @zyzniewski-reef in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2592
+* fix(2188): don't allow uvicorn to reconfigure event_loop_policy by @zyzniewski-reef in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2591
+* Fix spelling errors by @Dimitrolito in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2586
+* Make code as beautiful as it has never been before by @roman-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2599
+* test: bring back old (sync subtensor) tests and fix them by @zyzniewski-reef in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2600
+* YAASO: Yet Another AsyncSubtensor Overhaul by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2579
+* Add alias for `Subtensor.commit` as `set_commitment` by @roman-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2606
+* [RAO] Add methods to fetch metagraph data from the chain by @roman-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2605
+* Rewrite config.py by @roman-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2607
+* Update metagraph class with `rao` stuff by @roman-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2611
+* [RAO] fix for unit test + refactoring by @roman-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2612
+* fix integration metagraph test by @roman-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2613
+* Cleanups, fixes, improvements for rao by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2614
+* Adds deprecation notice for non-balance amounts by @ibraheem-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2615
+* Staging pre merge port rao (New async substrate) by @ibraheem-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2610
+* Tests for SyncSubtensor by @zyzniewski-reef in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2617
+* Many small fixes by @roman-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2619
+* Use async-substrate-interface for runtime decoding by @zyzniewski-reef in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2618
+* Pins torch version to 2.5.1 by @ibraheem-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2623
+* Fixes, adds stake and other methods by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2622
+* Fix typos by @Marcofann in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2620
+* Add `subnet_volume` field to `MetagraphInfo` and `DynamicInfo` by @roman-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2624
+* Update wallet creation command logs post-install by @HudsonGraeme in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2621
+* fix subtensor methods for async by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2628
+* Subnet burn cost return type by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2629
+* Specifies a range of torch versions, rather than a pinned version. by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2632
+* Adds subnet registration extrinsic by @ibraheem-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2630
+* Bumps btwallet 302 by @ibraheem-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2633
+* SKD implementation for Subtensor `Feat/RPC Upgrades`. PR #1205 by @roman-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2627
+* Bug fixes after release SDK v9.0.0rc1 by @roman-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2637
+* Adds Latent Lite endpoint to the SDK by @ibraheem-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2641
+* Bringing meta fields to a common form with float values float(TAO) instead of Balance and Tensor by @roman-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2642
+* Adds `get_all_commitments` and fixes commitment tests and `query_map` by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2644
+* Fix for extra fields from chain data by @roman-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2647
+* Fix InfoBase + dataclasses by @roman-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2649
+* fix integration tests by @roman-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2651
+* feat: Add logging for unexpected header keys in Synapse by @crStiv in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2587
+* Fixes Dendrite new loop close by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2654
+* Fix e2e tests by @zyzniewski-reef in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2639
+* feat/roman/deps by @roman-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2655
+* Metagraph Improvements by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2659
+* add name and symbol fields to metagraph by @roman-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2658
+* Using one determine_chain_endpoint_and_network by @roman-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2661
+* Tests: separate `templates` fixture by @zyzniewski-reef in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2660
+* Merge `async-pre-merge-new-async` to `staging` by @roman-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2656
+* Add `set_subnet_identity_extrinsic` and related stuff by @roman-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2662
+* Changes the logging level for unexpected header keys to trace by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2666
+* Remove logs by @roman-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2667
+* Tests: properly handle subprocesses (subtensor, miner, validator) by @zyzniewski-reef in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2664
+* Last-minute requests by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2665
+* Updates tao_weights for mainnet by @ibraheem-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2669
+* Update deps and default network/endpoint by @roman-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2670
+
+## New Contributors
+* @leopardracer made their first contribution in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2580
+* @Dimitrolito made their first contribution in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2586
+* @Marcofann made their first contribution in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2620
+* @HudsonGraeme made their first contribution in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2621
+* @crStiv made their first contribution in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2587
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/compare/v8.5.2...v9.0.0
+
+## 9.0.0rc6 /2025-02-11
+* Using one determine_chain_endpoint_and_network by @roman-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2661
+* Tests: separate templates fixture by @zyzniewski-reef  in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2660
+* add name and symbol fields to metagraph by @roman-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2658
+* Metagraph Improvements by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2659
+* feat/roman/add-subnet-identity-with-subnet-creation by @roman-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2662
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/compare/v9.0.0rc5...v9.0.0rc6
+
 ## 9.0.0rc5 /2025-02-07
 * Fix InfoBase + dataclasses @roman-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2649
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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-9.0.0rc5
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+9.0.0
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diff --git a/bittensor/core/settings.py b/bittensor/core/settings.py
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-__version__ = "9.0.0rc5"
+__version__ = "9.0.0"
 
 import os
 import re