From 1cf374b68de659fad660f2a520dc6438b728c55b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zacharyburnett <zburnett@stsci.edu>
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:53:54 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] created change log for release

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 CHANGES.rst               | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 changes/278.apichange.rst |  1 -
 changes/283.bugfix.rst    |  1 -
 changes/286.general.1.rst |  1 -
 changes/286.general.rst   |  1 -
 5 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 changes/278.apichange.rst
 delete mode 100644 changes/283.bugfix.rst
 delete mode 100644 changes/286.general.1.rst
 delete mode 100644 changes/286.general.rst

diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 40922f9bb..4aa7a20de 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,30 @@
+1.9.0 (2024-09-19)
+==================
+
+Changes to API
+--------------
+
+- [ramp_fitting] Add the likelihood algorithm to ramp fitting. (`#278
+  <https://github.com/spacetelescope/stcal/issues/278>`_)
+
+
+Bug Fixes
+---------
+
+- [saturation] Add option for using the readout pattern information to improve
+  saturation flagging in grouped data. (`#283
+  <https://github.com/spacetelescope/stcal/issues/283>`_)
+
+
+General
+-------
+
+- Add clip_accum parameter to alignment methods. (`#286
+  <https://github.com/spacetelescope/stcal/issues/286>`_)
+- Improve handling of catalog web service connectivity issues. (`#286
+  <https://github.com/spacetelescope/stcal/issues/286>`_)
+
+
 1.8.2 (2024-09-10)
 ==================
 
diff --git a/changes/278.apichange.rst b/changes/278.apichange.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index e847fc7b4..000000000
--- a/changes/278.apichange.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-[ramp_fitting] Add the likelihood algorithm to ramp fitting.
diff --git a/changes/283.bugfix.rst b/changes/283.bugfix.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index f9ab64efa..000000000
--- a/changes/283.bugfix.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-[saturation] Add option for using the readout pattern information to improve saturation flagging in grouped data.
diff --git a/changes/286.general.1.rst b/changes/286.general.1.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index f621fc035..000000000
--- a/changes/286.general.1.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Improve handling of catalog web service connectivity issues.
diff --git a/changes/286.general.rst b/changes/286.general.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d3385dfa..000000000
--- a/changes/286.general.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add clip_accum parameter to alignment methods.