diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 4d978c1..d9317fb 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ output:
 
 # All available settings of specific linters.
 linters-settings:
+  gosec:
+    excludes:
+      - G115 # This generates a lot of false positives, recheck once https://github.com/securego/gosec/issues/1212 is closed
+
   lll:
     line-length: 132
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c3c4efd..0ede73d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,40 +1,31 @@
-dev:
-
-1.9.0-beta.3:
-- fix FromAsCasing warning in Docker image building
-- change controller.fast-track.grace default value from 200ms to 500ms
-
-1.9.0-beta.2:
-  - change default timestamp in logs to millisecond-precision
-  - allow custom timestamp formatting in logs
-
-1.9.0-beta.1:
-  - reduce time spent verifying account names
-  - ensure that attestations complete on Vouch's first ever epoch
+1.9.0:
   - allow Vouch to start with some consensus nodes unavailable
   - allow Vouch to act as an MEV-boost client for non-Vouch validators
+  - reduce memory usage when obtaining Dirk accounts
+  - reduce memory usage when generating beacon committee subscriptions
+  - reduce time spent verifying account names in the common case
+  - add 'deadline' builder bid strategy
   - increase proposal performance with new validator REST APIs
+  - add builder configurations to allow more control over selection of bids
+  - add "controller.fast-track" flag to control when attestation and sync committee processes start
+  - fix FromAsCasing warning in Docker image building
+  - change default timestamp in logs to millisecond-precision
+  - allow custom timestamp formatting in logs
+  - ensure that attestations complete on Vouch's first ever epoch
   - add proposal value and blinded status to trace
   - add beaconblockproposer.builder-boost-factor
   - add reduced memory mode for memory-constrained systems
-  - reduce memory usage when obtaining Dirk accounts
-  - reduce memory usage when generating beacon committee subscriptions
-  - add "controller.fast-track" flag
   - update internal active validators count when Dirk not available at start
   - warn when graffiti is not as expected, rather than refuse to use the proposal
   - provide fallback location for dynamic graffiti
   - relax proposal checks to enable DVT proposals
-  - add individual "controller.fast-track" flags for attestations and sync committees
   - add 'failed' dimension for root to slot lookup metrics
-  - add 'deadline' builder bid strategy
-  - add builder configurations to allow more control over selection of bids
   - add sync committee verification metrics to highlight when we were and were not included in a SyncAggregate
   - add config setting to enable the above metrics
   - alter logic for determining sync committee eligible accounts
   - enable first strategies to be defined for beaconblockheader and signedbeaconblock
   - tidy up log entries for sync committee summaries
   - reduce unnecessary log entries from some strategies
-  - change builder bid factor to be a percentage rather than a multiplier
   - refactor metrics to be consistent
 
 1.8.2:
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 1d61223..82e76e7 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // ReleaseVersion is the release version for the code.
-var ReleaseVersion = "1.9.0-beta.3"
+var ReleaseVersion = "1.9.0"
 
 func main() {
 	exitCode := main2()
diff --git a/services/accountmanager/dirk/service.go b/services/accountmanager/dirk/service.go
index 3217dd4..b96ab21 100644
--- a/services/accountmanager/dirk/service.go
+++ b/services/accountmanager/dirk/service.go
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, params ...Parameter) (*Service, error) {
 			log.Warn().Str("endpoint", endpoint).Msg("Invalid port")
 			continue
 		}
-		//nolint:gosec
 		endpoints = append(endpoints, dirk.NewEndpoint(endpointParts[0], uint32(port)))
 	}
 	if len(endpoints) == 0 {
diff --git a/services/chaintime/standard/service.go b/services/chaintime/standard/service.go
index 397ced1..dc36d5d 100644
--- a/services/chaintime/standard/service.go
+++ b/services/chaintime/standard/service.go
@@ -95,13 +95,11 @@ func (s *Service) GenesisTime() time.Time {
 
 // StartOfSlot provides the time at which a given slot starts.
 func (s *Service) StartOfSlot(slot phase0.Slot) time.Time {
-	//nolint:gosec
 	return s.genesisTime.Add(time.Duration(slot) * s.slotDuration)
 }
 
 // StartOfEpoch provides the time at which a given epoch starts.
 func (s *Service) StartOfEpoch(epoch phase0.Epoch) time.Time {
-	//nolint:gosec
 	return s.genesisTime.Add(time.Duration(uint64(epoch)*s.slotsPerEpoch) * s.slotDuration)
 }
 
diff --git a/util/epoch.go b/util/epoch.go
index c5027bd..817b60a 100644
--- a/util/epoch.go
+++ b/util/epoch.go
@@ -21,6 +21,5 @@ func EpochToInt64(epoch phase0.Epoch) int64 {
 		panic("epoch too large to convert to int64")
 	}
 
-	//nolint:gosec
 	return int64(epoch)
 }
diff --git a/util/slot.go b/util/slot.go
index fe8cba6..c4dc52f 100644
--- a/util/slot.go
+++ b/util/slot.go
@@ -21,6 +21,5 @@ func SlotToInt64(slot phase0.Slot) int64 {
 		panic("slot too large to convert to int64")
 	}
 
-	//nolint:gosec
 	return int64(slot)
 }