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+## [Talos System Extensions 1.9.0](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/releases/tag/v1.9.0) (2024-12-17)
+
+Welcome to the v1.9.0 release of Talos System Extensions!
+
+See [Talos Linux documentation](https://www.talos.dev/v1.9/talos-guides/configuration/system-extensions/) for information on using system extensions.
+
+Please try out the release binaries and report any issues at
+https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/issues.
+
+### Cloudflared
+
+Cloudflared is now available as a system extension.
+
+
+### Direct Rendering Manager (DRM)
+
+New `i915` and `amdgpu` extensions are now available.
+This combines the previous `i915-ucode` and `amdgpu-firmware` extensions along with the matching kernel modules.
+Upgrades via Image Factory will automatically include the new extensions if previously `i915-ucode` or `amdgpu-firmware` were used.
+
+
+### dvb
+
+dvb drivers + firmware is now available as a system extension.
+
+
+### LLDP
+
+lldpd is now available as a system extension.
+
+
+### Component Updates
+
+Linux Firmware: 20241110
+Tailscale: 1.76.6
+crun: 1.18.2
+gvisor: 20241118.0
+spin: 0.17.0
+ecr-credential-provider: 1.31.1
+stargz-snapshotter: 0.16.2
+Intel microcode: 20241112
+NVIDIA LTS: 535.216.03
+NVIDIA Production: 550.127.08a
+nvidia-container-toolkit: v1.17.2
+vmtoolsd-guest-agent: v0.6.1
+DRBD: 9.2.12
+ZFS: 2.2.7
+
+
+### Contributors
+
+* Andrey Smirnov
+* Noel Georgi
+* Utku Ozdemir
+* Jean-Francois Roy
+* Tom Zaspel
+* Dmitry Sharshakov
+* Maxime NARBAUD
+* Andrei Kvapil
+* Devin Buhl
+* Mihkel
+* Niklas Wik
+* Skyler Mäntysaari
+* Yevhen Kolomeiko
+* Zackeus Bengtsson
+
+### Changes
+<details><summary>48 commits</summary>
+<p>
+
+* [`e2d4e49`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/e2d4e49b25a0eb66ed7dd588c3743f395b70a0e8) chore: rekres for renovate changes
+* [`b95c830`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/b95c8302539f4c100b26e51e6f221c2184e07b86) fix: nvidia-fabricmanager production
+* [`fda7bef`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/fda7bef531d4b522eda2e3a7ad5bd3795cf63afb) fix: add gsc_proxy/mei_gsc_proxy to mei modules
+* [`fb655e9`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/fb655e9391da9e706c33ec3c16fcf19b1d90b63f) fix: use cloudflared release binaries
+* [`de3be00`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/de3be00c39c994ba05d6ba3dc5604f9325ec018d) chore: bump metal agent version
+* [`7ca7422`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/7ca7422262ad572e2a8ee9b845086f188cb4995b) feat: update ZFS in extensions to 2.2.7
+* [`1cd86eb`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/1cd86eb1b562798a8413e810772f12b913845b43) feat: add cloudflared system extension
+* [`b27f258`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/b27f2581c941ddcb12424c77722bd17e6f49ad26) docs: update README.md
+* [`f9d094f`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/f9d094f10a5f785abaca850d427001540c9f8d6d) feat: add dvb-cx23885 extension
+* [`3c49ada`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/3c49ada4156591157b2a3ddc9f75f22ebb3f0061) release(v1.9.0-beta.1): prepare release
+* [`4727957`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/47279573d985444018e72cd3cec1790e9947c833) feat: set PATH variable in metal-agent
+* [`be871b6`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/be871b66273f912031401b519f5ba84e8addbaf3) release(v1.9.0-beta.0): prepare release
+* [`b452bc6`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/b452bc66b8bc70826a6f737f0fd021119c778562) fix: nvidia fabricmanager production
+* [`4168af9`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/4168af94f291b9039b3a070248c0a906f39f8b46) chore: bump nvidia toolkit
+* [`c5fa260`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/c5fa260bd819a49ed93441e4ca8555136861618e) feat: bump dependencies
+* [`daa889b`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/daa889b693ee9a3667fae4b2bbe55a0005cfe773) feat: update Linux to 6.12
+* [`aa884bc`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/aa884bc1bb812d07a1f2113dd0d323033fbeb9f9) chore: bump metal-agent
+* [`084629d`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/084629d477b6a6d73ed5dbe6c13e50003ac1af47) release(v1.9.0-alpha.3): prepare release
+* [`f925a59`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/f925a59982c04be9a28a4d0c5ab03502d88bfb8b) chore: combine i915/amdgpu firmware+drivers
+* [`9753dd5`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/9753dd59f664947d5994a16c3ce15056cfb028c7) chore: bump extensions validator
+* [`8b68b70`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/8b68b704c3396abb9797e90975a964d781904f95) feat: update Intel u-code to 20241112
+* [`5f506b6`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/5f506b6ebf9272c3960ff65dd409907ccff12858) feat: update extensions for Linux firmware 20241110
+* [`cce8fc6`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/cce8fc6690a6eaa972342de03eed362ce16a897f) chore: bump vmtoolsd version to v0.6.1
+* [`3be4b54`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/3be4b54c31608e7339027cf90c828d1638594dd2) release(v1.9.0-alpha.2): prepare release
+* [`a32e15d`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/a32e15d80c96646d0ba38fec552f0020f087a76f) release(v1.9.0-alpha.1): prepare release
+* [`61c0dc4`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/61c0dc4e5140b8c12a7ec12e8952d27e01404249) feat: add zfs-service to zfs extension (unmount, encryption)
+* [`c08262d`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/c08262d8b2b005c3a4174522a956a3a36e3dcadf) feat: update gcc to 14.2, bump NVIDIA driver versions
+* [`e3012b8`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/e3012b8e6ca4b49351c5385d74e8e8119f7532fb) chore: add `metal-agent` into readme and reproducibility, rekres
+* [`e2a26c0`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/e2a26c0b1cd8b0801be95e810d2fb89eaa0b6777) feat: add extension `metal-agent`
+* [`966aaed`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/966aaed644ff7c4837e6c627b437d43ab78c3cc9) feat(fabricmanager): add all topology files
+* [`21c0137`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/21c01378aaebbd5c8b599f86007375be6886d4ec) chore: update wolfi-base
+* [`7dab4c8`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/7dab4c8751b6bb7289d312b657516c5e873789fb) feat: update Intel u-code to 20241029
+* [`6d5f49b`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/6d5f49b92c1a2aed4700ec21e57b2092c6904236) chore: move udev rules
+* [`b4311ac`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/b4311accd8750de1d84d380977816d34a23858a1) docs: zfs raid docs
+* [`76543d1`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/76543d1cb2813e6d7c64a6012fcc50bd2caab92c) docs: replace nsenter with chroot in README.md
+* [`f071725`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/f0717255a9f0c55eff1e214d8b370d99cf8103c0) docs: add steps to create mdadm software raid
+* [`544ebcf`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/544ebcfef798f97708cb09d33f6afe2dd8986171) fix: iscsi-tools extension
+* [`8e296ab`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/8e296ab29000e6550e7c516cd98c07e6e7f3750e) docs: fix Aenix company name
+* [`c7eb377`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/c7eb3771943eba55ec5fe61f7a31e6fce61d73d5) feat: glibc extension
+* [`4a66da5`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/4a66da5aa2f28bd71784e5312a6fbc91be4f09d7) release(v1.9.0-alpha.0): prepare release
+* [`862d0ac`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/862d0ac63d3a491c87283c9a7423f4d516e42b6f) feat: update dependencies
+* [`8a7635b`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/8a7635b2c9ce2cb02fd389192da3d1392ca37674) feat: introduce LLDPD extension service
+* [`6a184b8`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/6a184b8acc85237fa0e929277ad028ff576fe4b5) chore: update packages, prepare for v1.9
+* [`d474848`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/d4748485fd6d5e44650259fa42bb228fc5cfef12) fix: zfs extensions service yaml to proper path
+* [`bfaee18`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/bfaee18773163c35d8a8c91232fb22eaa0732619) feat: update pkgs/Linux firmware
+* [`11f48c5`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/11f48c567ff2d491f8dd27897befcdaf87d7c989) fix: image reproducibility with finalize
+* [`39d2f20`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/39d2f209d142bf88745aadae74df0830cd865ea4) feat: update Intel u-code to 20240910
+* [`8a80e47`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/8a80e47219eb20c4cff2a71995984bdd7fed59fc) fix: reproducibility tests
+</p>
+</details>
+
+### Changes since v1.9.0-beta.1
+<details><summary>9 commits</summary>
+<p>
+
+* [`e2d4e49`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/e2d4e49b25a0eb66ed7dd588c3743f395b70a0e8) chore: rekres for renovate changes
+* [`b95c830`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/b95c8302539f4c100b26e51e6f221c2184e07b86) fix: nvidia-fabricmanager production
+* [`fda7bef`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/fda7bef531d4b522eda2e3a7ad5bd3795cf63afb) fix: add gsc_proxy/mei_gsc_proxy to mei modules
+* [`fb655e9`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/fb655e9391da9e706c33ec3c16fcf19b1d90b63f) fix: use cloudflared release binaries
+* [`de3be00`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/de3be00c39c994ba05d6ba3dc5604f9325ec018d) chore: bump metal agent version
+* [`7ca7422`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/7ca7422262ad572e2a8ee9b845086f188cb4995b) feat: update ZFS in extensions to 2.2.7
+* [`1cd86eb`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/1cd86eb1b562798a8413e810772f12b913845b43) feat: add cloudflared system extension
+* [`b27f258`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/b27f2581c941ddcb12424c77722bd17e6f49ad26) docs: update README.md
+* [`f9d094f`](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/commit/f9d094f10a5f785abaca850d427001540c9f8d6d) feat: add dvb-cx23885 extension
+</p>
+</details>
+
+### Dependency Changes
+
+This release has no dependency changes
+
+Previous release can be found at [v1.8.0](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/releases/tag/v1.8.0)
+
 ## [Talos System Extensions 1.9.0-beta.1](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/releases/tag/v1.9.0-beta.1) (2024-12-10)
 
 Welcome to the v1.9.0-beta.1 release of Talos System Extensions!  
diff --git a/hack/release.toml b/hack/release.toml
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--- a/hack/release.toml
+++ b/hack/release.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ match_deps = "^github.com/((talos-systems|siderolabs)/[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)$"
 # previous release
 previous = "v1.8.0"
 
-pre_release = true
+pre_release = false
 
 preface = """\
 See [Talos Linux documentation](https://www.talos.dev/v1.9/talos-guides/configuration/system-extensions/) for information on using system extensions.