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From: "github-actions[bot]"
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Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:24:10 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore(main): release 1.9.0

---
 .github/bundles/aks/uds-bundle.yaml       |  4 +--
 .github/bundles/eks/uds-bundle.yaml       |  4 +--
 .github/bundles/rke2/uds-bundle.yaml      |  4 +--
 .release-please-manifest.json             |  2 +-
 CHANGELOG.md                              | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 bundles/base-shim/uds-bundle.yaml         |  4 +--
 bundles/k3d-slim-dev/uds-bundle.yaml      |  6 ++---
 bundles/k3d-standard/uds-bundle.yaml      |  4 +--
 packages/backup-restore/zarf.yaml         |  2 +-
 packages/base/zarf.yaml                   |  2 +-
 packages/checkpoint-dev/zarf.yaml         |  2 +-
 packages/crds/zarf.yaml                   |  2 +-
 packages/identity-authorization/zarf.yaml |  2 +-
 packages/logging/zarf.yaml                |  2 +-
 packages/metrics-server/zarf.yaml         |  2 +-
 packages/monitoring/zarf.yaml             |  2 +-
 packages/portal/zarf.yaml                 |  2 +-
 packages/runtime-security/zarf.yaml       |  2 +-
 packages/standard/zarf.yaml               |  2 +-
 tasks/deploy.yaml                         |  2 +-
 tasks/publish.yaml                        |  2 +-
 21 files changed, 59 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/bundles/aks/uds-bundle.yaml b/.github/bundles/aks/uds-bundle.yaml
index e6ef0f76e9..40c6a012e8 100644
--- a/.github/bundles/aks/uds-bundle.yaml
+++ b/.github/bundles/aks/uds-bundle.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   name: uds-core-aks-nightly
   description: A UDS bundle for deploying UDS Core on AKS
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "1.8.0"
+  version: "1.9.0"
   # x-release-please-end
 
 packages:
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ packages:
   - name: core
     path: ../../../build
     # x-release-please-start-version
-    ref: 1.8.0
+    ref: 1.9.0
     # x-release-please-end
     optionalComponents:
       - istio-egress-gateway
diff --git a/.github/bundles/eks/uds-bundle.yaml b/.github/bundles/eks/uds-bundle.yaml
index 7e2a671808..33dac11fd3 100644
--- a/.github/bundles/eks/uds-bundle.yaml
+++ b/.github/bundles/eks/uds-bundle.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   name: uds-core-eks-nightly
   description: A UDS bundle for deploying EKS and UDS Core
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "1.8.0"
+  version: "1.9.0"
   # x-release-please-end
 
 packages:
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ packages:
   - name: core
     path: ../../../build
     # x-release-please-start-version
-    ref: 1.8.0
+    ref: 1.9.0
     # x-release-please-end
     optionalComponents:
       - metrics-server # note: metrics-server is not available as an EKS addon in govcloud
diff --git a/.github/bundles/rke2/uds-bundle.yaml b/.github/bundles/rke2/uds-bundle.yaml
index 2c3fd55bc8..8b6c214850 100644
--- a/.github/bundles/rke2/uds-bundle.yaml
+++ b/.github/bundles/rke2/uds-bundle.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   name: uds-core-rke2-nightly
   description: A UDS bundle for deploying RKE2 and UDS Core
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "1.8.0"
+  version: "1.9.0"
   # x-release-please-end
 
 packages:
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ packages:
   - name: core
     path: ../../../build
     # x-release-please-start-version
-    ref: 1.8.0
+    ref: 1.9.0
     # x-release-please-end
     optionalComponents:
       - metrics-server
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 3800c0691d..44204dd048 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "1.8.0"
+    ".": "1.9.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bac4a0fe33..598f14dca4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,38 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 > [!IMPORTANT]
 > This changelog only tracks changes across minor versions and is automatically generated, ensuring all commits are captured. The [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/releases) provide a summary of changes for each release and list all patch releases as well.
 
+## [1.9.0](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/compare/v1.8.0...v1.9.0) (2026-07-20)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add UDP expose reconciliation with Envoy Gateway ([#2760](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/2760)) ([997b32f](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/997b32f5f04a06e086446967f90eb6ce5573430b))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **operator:** extract SAML IdP cert with a scoped, non-greedy regex ([#2799](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/2799)) ([f394ae4](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/f394ae49ce83f95e3bc2bd1c602791a52068f8a4))
+* renovate readiness script run with tsx instead of ts-node ([#2818](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/2818)) ([d9f6de3](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/d9f6de35d4e92a2bcc4e6750a4ed54d8a8271031))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* add retries to fix flakey fleet keycloak test ([#2811](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/2811)) ([e94246e](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/e94246eaf65318ac3b4417c684b13b4aea17f058))
+* certs update ([#2809](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/2809)) ([a4ea167](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/a4ea16746f78bd200b7f3565601f02b401bdecb3))
+* **deps:** update envoy-gateway to v1.8.2 ([#2780](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/2780)) ([651b776](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/651b77678d5609ac0bc9e854461f61491da9dd2b))
+* **deps:** update keycloak to v26.7.0 ([#2722](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/2722)) ([9930c1e](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/9930c1e2f773c3218997cf75143c9d4c8fe58057))
+* **deps:** update loki ([#2791](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/2791)) ([474c3d2](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/474c3d217063c79065f30535ab889a007e11b5ab))
+* **deps:** update loki ([#2803](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/2803)) ([1817b83](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/1817b832dbd050f50c0d97cff1c82da52bd930f2))
+* **deps:** update metrics-server ([#2733](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/2733)) ([ab05321](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/ab05321f3940c70b8ff8102c35a205fdf835054c))
+* **deps:** update portal to v0.5.0 ([#2812](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/2812)) ([b6dd7ce](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/b6dd7cec8f8dceec0045b8c9c67f0060b38ccfdf))
+* **deps:** update prometheus-stack ([#2772](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/2772)) ([5514fe5](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/5514fe5f2ce86f9ea418d20c8ccbd5868482bc3c))
+* **deps:** update support-deps ([#2785](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/2785)) ([edab203](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/edab203c894e239b07c1e35fbd6964a5bb116d5f))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* added manual steps for 1.6 User Profile Provider migration ([#2801](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/issues/2801)) ([c9cddb7](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/commit/c9cddb7d155632645f83112bfd1360cdc4db0c5a))
+
 ## [1.8.0](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-core/compare/v1.7.0...v1.8.0) (2026-07-07)
 
 
diff --git a/bundles/base-shim/uds-bundle.yaml b/bundles/base-shim/uds-bundle.yaml
index 055e6e7532..bc551c7104 100644
--- a/bundles/base-shim/uds-bundle.yaml
+++ b/bundles/base-shim/uds-bundle.yaml
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ metadata:
   name: base-shim
   description: A shim bundle for deploying the base package with overrides in CI/Dev environments
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "1.8.0"
+  version: "1.9.0"
   # x-release-please-end
 
 packages:
   - name: core-base
     path: ../../build/
     # x-release-please-start-version
-    ref: 1.8.0
+    ref: 1.9.0
     # x-release-please-end
     optionalComponents:
       - istio-passthrough-gateway
diff --git a/bundles/k3d-slim-dev/uds-bundle.yaml b/bundles/k3d-slim-dev/uds-bundle.yaml
index e7d3279da7..c620edb491 100644
--- a/bundles/k3d-slim-dev/uds-bundle.yaml
+++ b/bundles/k3d-slim-dev/uds-bundle.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   name: k3d-core-slim-dev
   description: A UDS bundle for deploying Istio from UDS Core on a development cluster
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "1.8.0"
+  version: "1.9.0"
   # x-release-please-end
 
 packages:
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ packages:
   - name: core-base
     path: ../../build/
     # x-release-please-start-version
-    ref: 1.8.0
+    ref: 1.9.0
     # x-release-please-end
     overrides:
       pepr-uds-core:
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ packages:
   - name: core-identity-authorization
     path: ../../build/
     # x-release-please-start-version
-    ref: 1.8.0
+    ref: 1.9.0
     # x-release-please-end
     overrides:
       authservice:
diff --git a/bundles/k3d-standard/uds-bundle.yaml b/bundles/k3d-standard/uds-bundle.yaml
index 4b05982985..09ef02983a 100644
--- a/bundles/k3d-standard/uds-bundle.yaml
+++ b/bundles/k3d-standard/uds-bundle.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   name: k3d-core-demo
   description: A UDS bundle for deploying the standard UDS Core package on a development cluster
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "1.8.0"
+  version: "1.9.0"
   # x-release-please-end
 
 packages:
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ packages:
   - name: core
     path: ../../build/
     # x-release-please-start-version
-    ref: 1.8.0
+    ref: 1.9.0
     # x-release-please-end
     optionalComponents:
       - istio-passthrough-gateway
diff --git a/packages/backup-restore/zarf.yaml b/packages/backup-restore/zarf.yaml
index f8fb9880cc..5ce8d205c1 100644
--- a/packages/backup-restore/zarf.yaml
+++ b/packages/backup-restore/zarf.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   description: "UDS Core (Backup and Restore)"
   authors: "Defense Unicorns - Product"
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "1.8.0"
+  version: "1.9.0"
   # x-release-please-end
   x-uds-dependencies: ["base"]
   annotations:
diff --git a/packages/base/zarf.yaml b/packages/base/zarf.yaml
index 17af91534f..faa6a00566 100644
--- a/packages/base/zarf.yaml
+++ b/packages/base/zarf.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   description: "UDS Core (Base)"
   authors: "Defense Unicorns - Product"
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "1.8.0"
+  version: "1.9.0"
   # x-release-please-end
   x-uds-dependencies: []
   annotations:
diff --git a/packages/checkpoint-dev/zarf.yaml b/packages/checkpoint-dev/zarf.yaml
index 10102e9ad4..3dd7ba39c1 100644
--- a/packages/checkpoint-dev/zarf.yaml
+++ b/packages/checkpoint-dev/zarf.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ metadata:
   description: "Rehydratable UDS K3d + UDS Core Slim (Istio, UDS Operator and Keycloak) Checkpoint"
   authors: "Defense Unicorns - Product"
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "1.8.0"
+  version: "1.9.0"
   # x-release-please-end
 
 variables:
diff --git a/packages/crds/zarf.yaml b/packages/crds/zarf.yaml
index 6453aadd51..fba4d064e1 100644
--- a/packages/crds/zarf.yaml
+++ b/packages/crds/zarf.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   description: "UDS Core (CRDs)"
   authors: "Defense Unicorns - Product"
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "1.8.0"
+  version: "1.9.0"
   # x-release-please-end
   x-uds-dependencies: []
   annotations:
diff --git a/packages/identity-authorization/zarf.yaml b/packages/identity-authorization/zarf.yaml
index bb5b5e2975..d6d97ae357 100644
--- a/packages/identity-authorization/zarf.yaml
+++ b/packages/identity-authorization/zarf.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   description: "UDS Core (Identity & Authorization)"
   authors: "Defense Unicorns - Product"
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "1.8.0"
+  version: "1.9.0"
   # x-release-please-end
   x-uds-dependencies: ["base"]
   annotations:
diff --git a/packages/logging/zarf.yaml b/packages/logging/zarf.yaml
index 69b03ec3ed..555902f9cc 100644
--- a/packages/logging/zarf.yaml
+++ b/packages/logging/zarf.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   description: "UDS Core (Logging)"
   authors: "Defense Unicorns - Product"
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "1.8.0"
+  version: "1.9.0"
   # x-release-please-end
   x-uds-dependencies: ["base"]
   annotations:
diff --git a/packages/metrics-server/zarf.yaml b/packages/metrics-server/zarf.yaml
index 30362cd810..da2a60297c 100644
--- a/packages/metrics-server/zarf.yaml
+++ b/packages/metrics-server/zarf.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   description: "UDS Core (Metrics Server)"
   authors: "Defense Unicorns - Product"
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "1.8.0"
+  version: "1.9.0"
   # x-release-please-end
   x-uds-dependencies: ["base"]
   annotations:
diff --git a/packages/monitoring/zarf.yaml b/packages/monitoring/zarf.yaml
index 6edb4b9259..8d8b86f06d 100644
--- a/packages/monitoring/zarf.yaml
+++ b/packages/monitoring/zarf.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   description: "UDS Core Monitoring (Prometheus and Grafana)"
   authors: "Defense Unicorns - Product"
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "1.8.0"
+  version: "1.9.0"
   # x-release-please-end
   x-uds-dependencies: ["base", "identity-authorization"]
   annotations:
diff --git a/packages/portal/zarf.yaml b/packages/portal/zarf.yaml
index 9cdef157b5..a1bb75997d 100644
--- a/packages/portal/zarf.yaml
+++ b/packages/portal/zarf.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   description: "UDS Core (Portal)"
   authors: "Defense Unicorns - Product"
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "1.8.0"
+  version: "1.9.0"
   # x-release-please-end
   x-uds-dependencies: ["base", "identity-authorization"]
   annotations:
diff --git a/packages/runtime-security/zarf.yaml b/packages/runtime-security/zarf.yaml
index c862090286..39c3c9eaaa 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-security/zarf.yaml
+++ b/packages/runtime-security/zarf.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   description: "UDS Core (Runtime Security)"
   authors: "Defense Unicorns - Product"
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "1.8.0"
+  version: "1.9.0"
   # x-release-please-end
   x-uds-dependencies: ["base"]
   annotations:
diff --git a/packages/standard/zarf.yaml b/packages/standard/zarf.yaml
index da89c094e4..f33d2a9c43 100644
--- a/packages/standard/zarf.yaml
+++ b/packages/standard/zarf.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ metadata:
   # @lulaEnd babb60a4-d745-426c-ab8e-9527fda629d6
   authors: "Defense Unicorns - Product"
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "1.8.0"
+  version: "1.9.0"
   # x-release-please-end
   annotations:
     dev.uds.title: UDS Core
diff --git a/tasks/deploy.yaml b/tasks/deploy.yaml
index 93b2efbb28..7817bee139 100644
--- a/tasks/deploy.yaml
+++ b/tasks/deploy.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ variables:
   - name: VERSION
     description: "The version of the packages to deploy"
     # x-release-please-start-version
-    default: "1.8.0"
+    default: "1.9.0"
     # x-release-please-end
   - name: FLAVOR
     default: upstream
diff --git a/tasks/publish.yaml b/tasks/publish.yaml
index 8b3ae124dd..79d36b4429 100644
--- a/tasks/publish.yaml
+++ b/tasks/publish.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ variables:
   - name: VERSION
     description: "The version of the packages to build"
     # x-release-please-start-version
-    default: "1.8.0"
+    default: "1.9.0"
     # x-release-please-end
 
   - name: LAYER