Release 2.9.0 (#524)

Release PR for 2.9.0 * changelog * version bump
sktime · Jan 25, 2025 · adc1a9c · adc1a9c
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <a href="https://skpro.readthedocs.io/en/latest"><img src="https://github.com/sktime/skpro/blob/main/docs/source/images/skpro-banner.png" width="500" align="right" /></a>
 
-:rocket: **Version 2.8.0 out now!** [Read the release notes here.](https://skpro.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changelog.html).
+:rocket: **Version 2.9.0 out now!** [Read the release notes here.](https://skpro.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changelog.html).
 
 `skpro` is a library for supervised probabilistic prediction in python.
 It provides `scikit-learn`-like, `scikit-base` compatible interfaces to:

diff --git a/docs/source/_static/switcher.json b/docs/source/_static/switcher.json
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@
     "url": "https://skpro.readthedocs.io/en/latest/"
   },
   {
-    "name": "2.8.0 (stable)",
+    "name": "2.9.0 (stable)",
+    "version": "stable",
+    "url": "https://skpro.readthedocs.io/en/v2.9.0/"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "2.8.0",
     "version": "stable",
     "url": "https://skpro.readthedocs.io/en/v2.8.0/"
   },

diff --git a/docs/source/changelog.rst b/docs/source/changelog.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,59 @@ You can also subscribe to ``skpro``'s
 For planned changes and upcoming releases, see roadmap in the
 `issue tracker <https://github.com/sktime/skpro/issues>`_.
 
+[2.9.0] - 2025-12-26
+====================
+
+Feature and maintenance release.
+
+Dependency changes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* ``scikit-learn`` bounds have been updated to ``>=0.24.0,<1.7.0``.
+* ``numpy`` bounds have been updated to ``>=1.21.0,<2.3``.
+* ``polars`` (data container soft dependency) bounds have been updated to ``<1.21.0``.
+
+Enhancements
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Probability distributions
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* [ENH] Erlang Distribution (:pr:`518`) :user:`RUPESH-KUMAR01`
+* [ENH] Skew-Normal Distribution (:pr:`512`) :user:`spinachboul`
+
+Probabilistic regression
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* [ENH] Bayesian Linear Regression using Normal Conjugate Prior (:pr:`500`) :user:`meraldoantonio`
+* [ENH] minor reorder or Bayesian regressors (:pr:`515`) :user:`fkiraly`
+* [ENH] interface for ``xgboostlss`` regressors (:pr:`522`) :user:`fkiraly`
+
+
+Maintenance
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* [MNT] replace ``skpro`` copy of dependency checkers by ``skbase`` (:pr:`508`) :user:`fkiraly`
+* [MNT] Update CODEOWNERS file (:pr:`507`) :user:`fkiraly`
+* [MNT] [Dependabot](deps): Update ``polars`` requirement from ``<1.14.0`` to ``<1.21.0`` (:pr:`511`, :pr:`519`) :user:`dependabot[bot]`
+* [MNT] [Dependabot](deps): Update ``numpy`` requirement from ``<2.2,>=1.21.0`` to ``>=1.21.0,<2.3`` (:pr:`505`) :user:`dependabot[bot]`
+* [MNT] [Dependabot](deps): Update ``scikit-learn`` requirement from ``<1.6.0,>=0.24.0`` to ``>=0.24.0,<1.7.0`` (:pr:`506`) :user:`dependabot[bot]`
+
+Documentation
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* [DOC] extension templates: instruction preamble (:pr:`521`) :user:`fkiraly`
+* [DOC] improved docstring for the ``TDistribution`` (:pr:`523`) :user:`fkiraly`
+
+Contributors
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+:user:`fkiraly`,
+:user:`meraldoantonio`,
+:user:`RUPESH-KUMAR01`,
+:user:`spinachboul`
+
+
 [2.8.0] - 2024-11-17
 ====================
 

diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "skpro"
-version = "2.8.0"
+version = "2.9.0"
 description = "A unified framework for tabular probabilistic regression, time-to-event prediction, and probability distributions in python"
 authors = [
     {name = "skpro developers", email = "[email protected]"},

diff --git a/skpro/__init__.py b/skpro/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """skpro."""
 
-__version__ = "2.8.0"
+__version__ = "2.9.0"
 
 __all__ = ["show_versions"]