diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 7ff98322d..64e4b8ed1 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.9.0b1
+current_version = 1.9.0rc1
 parse = (?P<major>[\d]+) # major version number
 	\.(?P<minor>[\d]+) # minor version number
 	\.(?P<patch>[\d]+) # patch version number
diff --git a/.changes/1.9.0-rc1.md b/.changes/1.9.0-rc1.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e4628edd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/1.9.0-rc1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+## dbt-snowflake 1.9.0-rc1 - December 02, 2024
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+- Drop support for Python 3.8 ([#1211](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/issues/1211))
+
+### Features
+
+- Allow configurable pagination on list_relations_without_caching to support users with a large number of objects per schema ([#1234](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/issues/1234))
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Handle non-English Snowflake error message for non-existing schemas ([#834](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/issues/834))
+- Dynamic Iceberg table base_location_subpath generation fix. ([#1200](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/issues/1200))
+- Performance fixes for snowflake microbatch strategy: use temp view instead of table, remove unnecessary 'using' clause ([#1228](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/issues/1228))
+- Iceberg quoting ignore fix. ([#1227](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/issues/1227))
+- Use timestamp_tz type in microbatch `delete` DDL ([#1256](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/issues/1256))
+
+### Under the Hood
+
+- Add telemetry function ([#301](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/issues/301))
+- remove SnowflakeAdapterResponse in favor of updated AdapterResponse in base ([#1233](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/issues/1233))
+- Add iceberg docs url to behavior flag. ([#210](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/issues/210))
+
+### Contributors
+- [@pei0804](https://github.com/pei0804) ([#834](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/issues/834))
diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Breaking Changes-20241016-183143.yaml b/.changes/1.9.0/Breaking Changes-20241016-183143.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from .changes/unreleased/Breaking Changes-20241016-183143.yaml
rename to .changes/1.9.0/Breaking Changes-20241016-183143.yaml
diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Features-20241107-170307.yaml b/.changes/1.9.0/Features-20241107-170307.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from .changes/unreleased/Features-20241107-170307.yaml
rename to .changes/1.9.0/Features-20241107-170307.yaml
diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20231129-124145.yaml b/.changes/1.9.0/Fixes-20231129-124145.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from .changes/unreleased/Fixes-20231129-124145.yaml
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diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20241008-122635.yaml b/.changes/1.9.0/Fixes-20241008-122635.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from .changes/unreleased/Fixes-20241008-122635.yaml
rename to .changes/1.9.0/Fixes-20241008-122635.yaml
diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20241104-104610.yaml b/.changes/1.9.0/Fixes-20241104-104610.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from .changes/unreleased/Fixes-20241104-104610.yaml
rename to .changes/1.9.0/Fixes-20241104-104610.yaml
diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20241104-172349.yaml b/.changes/1.9.0/Fixes-20241104-172349.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from .changes/unreleased/Fixes-20241104-172349.yaml
rename to .changes/1.9.0/Fixes-20241104-172349.yaml
diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20241127-162204.yaml b/.changes/1.9.0/Fixes-20241127-162204.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from .changes/unreleased/Fixes-20241127-162204.yaml
rename to .changes/1.9.0/Fixes-20241127-162204.yaml
diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20241016-035544.yaml b/.changes/1.9.0/Under the Hood-20241016-035544.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from .changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20241016-035544.yaml
rename to .changes/1.9.0/Under the Hood-20241016-035544.yaml
diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20241106-113249.yaml b/.changes/1.9.0/Under the Hood-20241106-113249.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from .changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20241106-113249.yaml
rename to .changes/1.9.0/Under the Hood-20241106-113249.yaml
diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20241118-231637.yaml b/.changes/1.9.0/Under the Hood-20241118-231637.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from .changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20241118-231637.yaml
rename to .changes/1.9.0/Under the Hood-20241118-231637.yaml
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 599c20195..7cdd0206c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,34 @@
 - "Breaking changes" listed under a version may require action from end users or external maintainers when upgrading to that version.
 - Do not edit this file directly. This file is auto-generated using [changie](https://github.com/miniscruff/changie). For details on how to document a change, see [the contributing guide](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#adding-changelog-entry)
 
+## dbt-snowflake 1.9.0-rc1 - December 02, 2024
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+- Drop support for Python 3.8 ([#1211](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/issues/1211))
+
+### Features
+
+- Allow configurable pagination on list_relations_without_caching to support users with a large number of objects per schema ([#1234](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/issues/1234))
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Handle non-English Snowflake error message for non-existing schemas ([#834](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/issues/834))
+- Dynamic Iceberg table base_location_subpath generation fix. ([#1200](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/issues/1200))
+- Performance fixes for snowflake microbatch strategy: use temp view instead of table, remove unnecessary 'using' clause ([#1228](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/issues/1228))
+- Iceberg quoting ignore fix. ([#1227](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/issues/1227))
+- Use timestamp_tz type in microbatch `delete` DDL ([#1256](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/issues/1256))
+
+### Under the Hood
+
+- Add telemetry function ([#301](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/issues/301))
+- remove SnowflakeAdapterResponse in favor of updated AdapterResponse in base ([#1233](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/issues/1233))
+- Add iceberg docs url to behavior flag. ([#210](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/issues/210))
+
+### Contributors
+- [@pei0804](https://github.com/pei0804) ([#834](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/issues/834))
+
+
 ## dbt-snowflake 1.9.0-b1 - October 01, 2024
 
 ### Features
@@ -67,7 +95,6 @@
 - [@llam15](https://github.com/llam15) ([#1079](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/issues/1079), [#726](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/issues/726))
 - [@mikealfare,](https://github.com/mikealfare,) ([#851](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/issues/851))
 
-
 ## Previous Releases
 For information on prior major and minor releases, see their changelogs:
 - [1.6](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/blob/1.6.latest/CHANGELOG.md)
diff --git a/dbt/adapters/snowflake/__version__.py b/dbt/adapters/snowflake/__version__.py
index a4077fff2..c70591d8a 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/snowflake/__version__.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/snowflake/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "1.9.0b1"
+version = "1.9.0rc1"