diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 73151cce51..ea84b6bbac 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,29 @@ Changelog
 
 .. towncrier release notes start
 
+9.9.0 (2024-12-18)
+------------------
+
+New features:
+
+
+- When a Link content item is linked by UID, resolve its URL as the linked target URL for anonymous users. @cekk (#1847)
+
+
+Bug fixes:
+
+
+- Fix resolving paths in deserializer if the target was moved in the same request. @cekk (#1848)
+- Make slate block linkintegrity checking more robust in case data isn't in the expected format. @cekk (#1849)
+- Optimized performance of DexterityObjectPrimaryFieldTarget adapter. @maurits (#1851)
+
+
+Internal:
+
+
+- Fix time-dependence of tests. @davisagli (#1850)
+
+
 9.8.5 (2024-11-25)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/news/1847.feature b/news/1847.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index c2f91e123e..0000000000
--- a/news/1847.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-When a Link content item is linked by UID, resolve its URL as the linked target URL for anonymous users. @cekk
diff --git a/news/1848.bugfix b/news/1848.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index c9816615af..0000000000
--- a/news/1848.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix resolving paths in deserializer if the target was moved in the same request. @cekk
diff --git a/news/1849.bugfix b/news/1849.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 29cc13e7c0..0000000000
--- a/news/1849.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Make slate block linkintegrity checking more robust in case data isn't in the expected format. @cekk
diff --git a/news/1850.internal b/news/1850.internal
deleted file mode 100644
index d4a67450ab..0000000000
--- a/news/1850.internal
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix time-dependence of tests. @davisagli
diff --git a/news/1851.bugfix b/news/1851.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index dc29516054..0000000000
--- a/news/1851.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Optimized performance of DexterityObjectPrimaryFieldTarget adapter. @maurits
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1d4a25b3d0..1abd734ab0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import sys
 
 
-version = "9.8.6.dev0"
+version = "9.9.0"
 
 if sys.version_info.major == 2:
     raise ValueError(