diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6e49e395c..092e560ce 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,30 @@
+2024-09-30 v24.9.0
+==================
+
+Nimbus `v24.9.0` is a `low-urgency` release with beacon API improvements and stability fixes.
+
+### Improvements
+
+* Add support for getBlockRewards and getSyncCommitteeRewards beacon API endpoints:
+  https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/pull/6556
+
+* Add support for publishAggregateAndProofsV2 beacon API endpoint:
+  https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/pull/6546
+
+* Add support for getPoolAttestationsV2 beacon API endpoint:
+  https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/pull/6511
+
+### Fixes
+
+* Web3signer always resolves DNS hostnames:
+  https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/pull/6567
+
+* Avoid potential crash while initializing UPnP:
+  https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/pull/6538
+
+* Fix missing field values in Deneb and Electra getBlindedBlock beacon API endpoint responses:
+  https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/pull/6569
+
 2024-08-29 v24.8.0
 ==================
 
diff --git a/beacon_chain/version.nim b/beacon_chain/version.nim
index 29dd9fcc6..1726c8834 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/version.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/version.nim
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const
     "Copyright (c) 2019-" & compileYear & " Status Research & Development GmbH"
 
   versionMajor* = 24
-  versionMinor* = 8
+  versionMinor* = 9
   versionBuild* = 0
 
   versionBlob* = "stateofus" # Single word - ends up in the default graffiti
diff --git a/tests/consensus_spec/test_fixture_light_client_data_collection.nim b/tests/consensus_spec/test_fixture_light_client_data_collection.nim
index e53ed7fe3..645b1a9bd 100644
--- a/tests/consensus_spec/test_fixture_light_client_data_collection.nim
+++ b/tests/consensus_spec/test_fixture_light_client_data_collection.nim
@@ -130,10 +130,8 @@ proc loadSteps(
 proc runTest(suiteName, path: string, consensusFork: static ConsensusFork) =
   let relativePathComponent = path.relativeTestPathComponent()
   test "Light client - Data collection - " & relativePathComponent:
-    let (cfg, unknowns) = readRuntimeConfig(path/"config.yaml")
-    doAssert unknowns.len == 0
-
     let
+      (cfg, _) = readRuntimeConfig(path/"config.yaml")
       initial_state = loadForkedState(
         path/"initial_state.ssz_snappy", consensusFork)
       db = BeaconChainDB.new("", cfg = cfg, inMemory = true)
diff --git a/tests/consensus_spec/test_fixture_light_client_sync.nim b/tests/consensus_spec/test_fixture_light_client_sync.nim
index 068d749e4..7b85ad784 100644
--- a/tests/consensus_spec/test_fixture_light_client_sync.nim
+++ b/tests/consensus_spec/test_fixture_light_client_sync.nim
@@ -134,11 +134,6 @@ proc runTest(suiteName, path: string) =
         Exception, IOError, PresetFileError, PresetIncompatibleError].} =
       let (cfg, _) = readRuntimeConfig(path/"config.yaml")
 
-      when false:
-        # TODO evaluate whether this is useful and if so, fix it
-        # Unhandled defect: nimbus-eth2/tests/consensus_spec/test_fixture_light_client_sync.nim(131, 16) `unknowns.len == 0` Unknown config constants: @["MAXIMUM_GOSSIP_CLOCK_DISPARITY", "ATTESTATION_PROPAGATION_SLOT_RANGE", "MAX_REQUEST_BLOCKS", "SUBNETS_PER_NODE", "TTFB_TIMEOUT", "MIN_EPOCHS_FOR_BLOCK_REQUESTS", "MESSAGE_DOMAIN_VALID_SNAPPY", "ATTESTATION_SUBNET_EXTRA_BITS", "MAX_CHUNK_SIZE", "EPOCHS_PER_SUBNET_SUBSCRIPTION", "GOSSIP_MAX_SIZE", "ATTESTATION_SUBNET_PREFIX_BITS", "MESSAGE_DOMAIN_INVALID_SNAPPY", "RESP_TIMEOUT"] [AssertionDefect]
-        doAssert unknowns.len == 0, "Unknown config constants: " & $unknowns
-
       type TestMetaYaml {.sparse.} = object
         genesis_validators_root: string
         trusted_block_root: string