Bumping version to 1.9.0rc1 and generate changelog

.bumpversion.cfg

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.9.0b4
+current_version = 1.9.0rc1
 parse = (?P<major>[\d]+) # major version number
 	\.(?P<minor>[\d]+) # minor version number
 	\.(?P<patch>[\d]+) # patch version number

.changes/1.9.0-rc1.md

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+## dbt-core 1.9.0-rc1 - November 25, 2024
+
+### Features
+
+- Parseable JSON and text output in quiet mode for `dbt show` and `dbt compile` ([#9840](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/9840))
+- Change gating of microbatch feature to be behind project flag / behavior flag ([#10798](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10798))
+- Add new hard_deletes="new_record" mode for snapshots. ([#10235](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10235))
+- Allow microbatch batches to run in parallel ([#10853](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10853), [#10855](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10855))
+
+### Fixes
+
+-  override materialization python models ([#8520](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/8520))
+- Support disabling unit tests via config. ([#9109](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/9109), [#10540](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10540))
+- unit tests with versioned refs ([#10880](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10880), [#10528](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10528), [#10623](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10623))
+- Fix 'no attribute .config' error when ref-ing a microbatch model from non-Model context ([#10928](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10928))
+- Ensure inferred primary_key is a List[str] with no null values  ([#10983](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10983))
+- Correct when custom microbatch macro deprecation warning is fired ([#10994](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10994))
+- Validate manifest has group_map during group_lookup init ([#10988](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10988))
+- Fix plural of 'partial success' in log message ([#10999](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10999))
+- Emit batch-level exception with node_info on microbatch batch run failure ([#10840](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10840))
+- Fix restrict-access to not apply within a package ([#10134](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10134))
+- Make microbatch models skippable ([#11021](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11021))
+- Catch DbtRuntimeError for hooks ([#11012](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11012))
+
+### Under the Hood
+
+- Upgrade protobuf ([#10658](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10658))
+
+### Dependencies
+
+- Bump minimum dbt-adapters version to 1.9.0 ([#10996](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10996))
+
+### Contributors
+- [@devmessias](https://github.com/devmessias) ([#8520](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/8520), [#10880](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10880), [#10528](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10528), [#10623](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10623))
+- [@tsturge](https://github.com/tsturge) ([#9109](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/9109), [#10540](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10540))

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,43 @@
 - "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-core/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#adding-changelog-entry)
 
+## dbt-core 1.9.0-rc1 - November 25, 2024
+
+### Features
+
+- Parseable JSON and text output in quiet mode for `dbt show` and `dbt compile` ([#9840](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/9840))
+- Change gating of microbatch feature to be behind project flag / behavior flag ([#10798](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10798))
+- Add new hard_deletes="new_record" mode for snapshots. ([#10235](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10235))
+- Allow microbatch batches to run in parallel ([#10853](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10853), [#10855](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10855))
+
+### Fixes
+
+-  override materialization python models ([#8520](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/8520))
+- Support disabling unit tests via config. ([#9109](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/9109), [#10540](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10540))
+- unit tests with versioned refs ([#10880](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10880), [#10528](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10528), [#10623](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10623))
+- Fix 'no attribute .config' error when ref-ing a microbatch model from non-Model context ([#10928](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10928))
+- Ensure inferred primary_key is a List[str] with no null values  ([#10983](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10983))
+- Correct when custom microbatch macro deprecation warning is fired ([#10994](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10994))
+- Validate manifest has group_map during group_lookup init ([#10988](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10988))
+- Fix plural of 'partial success' in log message ([#10999](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10999))
+- Emit batch-level exception with node_info on microbatch batch run failure ([#10840](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10840))
+- Fix restrict-access to not apply within a package ([#10134](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10134))
+- Make microbatch models skippable ([#11021](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11021))
+- Catch DbtRuntimeError for hooks ([#11012](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11012))
+
+### Under the Hood
+
+- Upgrade protobuf ([#10658](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10658))
+
+### Dependencies
+
+- Bump minimum dbt-adapters version to 1.9.0 ([#10996](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10996))
+
+### Contributors
+- [@devmessias](https://github.com/devmessias) ([#8520](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/8520), [#10880](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10880), [#10528](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10528), [#10623](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10623))
+- [@tsturge](https://github.com/tsturge) ([#9109](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/9109), [#10540](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10540))
+
+
 ## dbt-core 1.9.0-b4 - November 06, 2024
 
 ### Features
@@ -25,7 +62,6 @@
 ### Contributors
 - [@DevonFulcher](https://github.com/DevonFulcher) ([#10959](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10959), [#10960](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10960))
 
-
 ## dbt-core 1.9.0-b3 - October 30, 2024
 
 ### Features
@@ -209,7 +245,6 @@
 For information on prior major and minor releases, see their changelogs:
 
 
-* [1.8](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/blob/1.8.latest/CHANGELOG.md)
 * [1.7](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/blob/1.7.latest/CHANGELOG.md)
 * [1.6](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/blob/1.6.latest/CHANGELOG.md)
 * [1.5](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/blob/1.5.latest/CHANGELOG.md)

core/dbt/version.py

@@ -231,5 +231,5 @@ def _get_adapter_plugin_names() -> Iterator[str]:
             yield plugin_name
 
 
-__version__ = "1.9.0b4"
+__version__ = "1.9.0rc1"
 installed = get_installed_version()

core/setup.py

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 
 package_name = "dbt-core"
-package_version = "1.9.0b4"
+package_version = "1.9.0rc1"
 description = """With dbt, data analysts and engineers can build analytics \
 the way engineers build applications."""