From d9f4d49ef4ac6c6f555b135e5311d7cd6b32ad13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Miles <akkadius1@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2025 20:11:29 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] [Release] 23.9.0 (#4976)

---
 CHANGELOG.md     | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 common/version.h |  2 +-
 package.json     |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 627baca5e..e903559e7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,46 @@
+## [23.9.0] 8/2/2025
+
+### Bots
+
+* Fix FinishBuffing rule ([#4961](https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/pull/4961)) @nytmyr 2025-07-01
+* Fix ^cast resurrects ([#4958](https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/pull/4958)) @nytmyr 2025-06-29
+
+### Build
+
+* Fix Linking with GCC ([#4969](https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/pull/4969)) @solar984 2025-08-03
+* More Build Speed Improvements ([#4959](https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/pull/4959)) @Akkadius 2025-06-30
+
+### Commands
+
+* Add #show keyring Subcommand ([#4973](https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/pull/4973)) @Kinglykrab 2025-08-03
+
+### Database
+
+* Add Indexes to NPC's Spawns Loot ([#4972](https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/pull/4972)) @Akkadius 2025-07-30
+
+### Feature
+
+* Zone Scripting ([#4908](https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/pull/4908)) @Kinglykrab 2025-07-10
+
+### Fixes
+
+* Add a missing Froglok starting area for Titanium Startzone. ([#4962](https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/pull/4962)) @regneq 2025-07-04
+* Fix Hero's Forge Ingame and Character Select ([#4966](https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/pull/4966)) @Kinglykrab 2025-07-30
+* Show player count on the server list status. ([#4971](https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/pull/4971)) @regneq 2025-07-30
+
+### Loginserver
+
+* Fix Legacy World When Using Local DB ([#4970](https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/pull/4970)) @solar984 2025-08-03
+
+### Performance
+
+* Clear Wearchange Deduplication Cache ([#4960](https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/pull/4960)) @Akkadius 2025-06-30
+
+### Quest API
+
+* Add GetMemberRole() to Perl/Lua ([#4963](https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/pull/4963)) @Barathos 2025-07-10
+* Add GetTimers() and GetPausedTimers() to Perl/Lua ([#4965](https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/pull/4965)) @Kinglykrab 2025-08-03
+
 ## [23.8.1] 6/28/2025
 
 ### Crash Fix
diff --git a/common/version.h b/common/version.h
index 0fb38f1af..eb68f66cc 100644
--- a/common/version.h
+++ b/common/version.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 // Build variables
 // these get injected during the build pipeline
-#define CURRENT_VERSION "23.8.1-dev" // always append -dev to the current version for custom-builds
+#define CURRENT_VERSION "23.9.0-dev" // always append -dev to the current version for custom-builds
 #define LOGIN_VERSION "0.8.0"
 #define COMPILE_DATE    __DATE__
 #define COMPILE_TIME    __TIME__
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 05a5664fa..b21f09c16 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "eqemu-server",
-  "version": "23.8.1",
+  "version": "23.9.0",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/EQEmu/Server.git"