diff --git a/.cz.yaml b/.cz.yaml
index ed2f12a..7d3f914 100644
--- a/.cz.yaml
+++ b/.cz.yaml
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ commitizen:
   prerelease_offset: 1
   tag_format: $version
   update_changelog_on_bump: false
-  version: 1.8.1-a2
+  version: 1.9.0
   version_scheme: semver
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 01de97d..8613b5f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-## 1.8.1-a2 (2024-05-02)
+## 1.9.0 (2024-05-03)
+
+### Feat
+
+- **nfc_kubernetes**: add debug out to k3s download on failure
 
 ### Fix
 
 - **nfc_kubernetes**: cast url var as list
-
-## 1.8.1-a1 (2024-05-02)
-
-### Fix
-
 - **nfc_kubernetes**: correct url build to loop through all cpu arch
 
 ## 1.8.0 (2024-05-02)
@@ -77,15 +76,5 @@
 ### Fix
 
 - **handler**: add missing 'reboot_host' handler
-- **firewall**: ensure slave nodes can access ALL masters API point
-- **firewall**: dont add rules for disabled features
 
 ## 1.2.0 (2024-03-16)
-
-### Feat
-
-- **firewall**: use collection nofusscomputing.firewall to configure kubernetes firewall
-
-### Fix
-
-- **config**: use correct var name when setting node name
diff --git a/galaxy.yml b/galaxy.yml
index 7d4d9a3..a7876c6 100644
--- a/galaxy.yml
+++ b/galaxy.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace: nofusscomputing
 name: kubernetes
 
 # The version of the collection. Must be compatible with semantic versioning
-version: 1.8.1-a2
+version: 1.9.0
 
 # The path to the Markdown (.md) readme file. This path is relative to the root of the collection
 readme: README.md