diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index dfa6949caa..d02e3934dc 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,35 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## 2.9.0~rc3
-
-### Journalist API
-* Added support for HTTP range request for submissions and replies endpoints (#7160, #7189)
-
-### Development
-* Ignored safety alerts 42926, 51385, 53048, 53868, 53869, 54219, 54421, 59473, 60026, 65505, 66667, 71591, 71594, 71595, 71608, 71680, 71681, 71684 (#7190)
-
-## 2.9.0~rc2
+## 2.9.0
 
 ### Web applications
+* Added accessibility improvements (#6536)
 * Dependency updates:
   * (Rust) sequoia-openpgp from 1.17.0 to 1.20.0 (#7178)
 
-### Operations
-* Added opt-in Tor PoW defense for the Source Interface (#7175)
-
-### Development
-* Ignored safety alert 70895 (#7179)
-* Added support for development virtualenv in Debian 12 (#7154)
-
-## 2.9.0~rc1
-
-### Web applications
-* Added accessibility improvements (#6536)
-
 ### Journalist API
-* Added support for HTTP range request for submissions and replies endpoints (#7160)
+* Added support for partial content requests for submissions and replies endpoints (#7160, #7189)
 
 ### Operations
+* Added opt-in Tor PoW defense for the Source Interface (#7175)
 * Updated SecureDrop signing key with new expiry date of 2027-05-24 (#7167)
 
 ### Development
@@ -38,12 +20,12 @@
 * Fixed loaddata.py date generation bug (#7156)
 * Updated test signing key (#7150)
 * Added persistence for onion addresses created with `make dev-tor` (#7124)
-* Ignored safety alerts 66278, 65212, 65401, 65193, 65510, 65511, 66700, 66777, 66704, 66710, 70612, 71064 (#7145, #7149, #7157, #7170)
+* Ignored safety alerts 66278, 65212, 65401, 65193, 65510, 65511, 66700, 66777, 66704, 66710, 70612, 71064, 42926, 51385, 53048, 53868, 53869, 54219, 54421, 59473, 60026, 65505, 66667, 71591, 71594, 71595, 71608, 71680, 71681, 71684, 70895 (#7145, #7149, #7157, #7170, #7179, #7190)
+* Added support for development virtualenv in Debian 12 (#7154)
 * Dependency updates:
   * black from 22.3.0 to 24.3.0 (#7144)
   * pillow from 10.2.0 to 10.3.0 (#7149)
 
-
 ## 2.8.0
 
 ### Web applications
diff --git a/install_files/ansible-base/group_vars/all/securedrop b/install_files/ansible-base/group_vars/all/securedrop
index 399a0420a8..77476d1c55 100644
--- a/install_files/ansible-base/group_vars/all/securedrop
+++ b/install_files/ansible-base/group_vars/all/securedrop
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Variables that apply to both the app and monitor server go in this file
 # If the monitor or app server need different values define the variable in
 # hosts_vars/app.yml or host_vars/mon.yml
-securedrop_version: "2.9.0~rc3"
+securedrop_version: "2.9.0"
 securedrop_app_code_sdist_name: "securedrop-app-code-{{ securedrop_version | replace('~', '-') }}.tar.gz"
 
 grsecurity: true
diff --git a/molecule/shared/stable.ver b/molecule/shared/stable.ver
index 834f262953..c8e38b6140 100644
--- a/molecule/shared/stable.ver
+++ b/molecule/shared/stable.ver
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.8.0
+2.9.0
diff --git a/securedrop/debian/changelog b/securedrop/debian/changelog
index 42d25f95a0..cb8142380a 100644
--- a/securedrop/debian/changelog
+++ b/securedrop/debian/changelog
@@ -1,20 +1,8 @@
-securedrop (2.9.0~rc3+focal) focal; urgency=medium
+securedrop (2.9.0+focal) focal; urgency=medium
 
   * see changelog.md 
 
- -- SecureDrop Team <securedrop@freedom.press>  Tue, 25 Jun 2024 17:27:17 -0400
-
-securedrop (2.9.0~rc2+focal) focal; urgency=medium
-
-  * see changelog.md
-
- -- SecureDrop Team <securedrop@freedom.press>  Thu, 13 Jun 2024 17:42:18 -0400
-
-securedrop (2.9.0~rc1+focal) focal; urgency=medium
-
-  * see changelog.md
-
- -- SecureDrop Team <securedrop@freedom.press>  Wed, 29 May 2024 11:32:58 -0400
+ -- SecureDrop Team <securedrop@freedom.press>  Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:42:10 -0400
 
 securedrop (2.8.0+focal) focal; urgency=medium
 
diff --git a/securedrop/setup.py b/securedrop/setup.py
index 983382364a..c89d9b5556 100644
--- a/securedrop/setup.py
+++ b/securedrop/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name="securedrop-app-code",
-    version="2.9.0~rc3",
+    version="2.9.0",
     author="Freedom of the Press Foundation",
     author_email="securedrop@freedom.press",
     description="SecureDrop Server",
diff --git a/securedrop/version.py b/securedrop/version.py
index 479b16b9e8..43ce13db01 100644
--- a/securedrop/version.py
+++ b/securedrop/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "2.9.0~rc3"
+__version__ = "2.9.0"