UniversalRobots · urfeex · Sep 16, 2025 · Sep 16, 2025 · Sep 16, 2025
diff --git a/ur/CHANGELOG.rst b/ur/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 Changelog for package ur
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+2.9.0 (2025-09-16)
+------------------
+
 2.8.1 (2025-06-11)
 ------------------
 

diff --git a/ur/package.xml b/ur/package.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <?xml-model href="http://download.ros.org/schema/package_format3.xsd" schematypens="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"?>
 <package format="3">
   <name>ur</name>
-  <version>2.8.1</version>
+  <version>2.9.0</version>
   <description>Metapackage for universal robots</description>
 
   <maintainer email="[email protected]">Felix Exner</maintainer>

diff --git a/ur_bringup/CHANGELOG.rst b/ur_bringup/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 Changelog for package ur_bringup
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+2.9.0 (2025-09-16)
+------------------
+* Add support for UR8 Long (`#1491 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver/issues/1491>`_)
+* Contributors: Felix Exner
+
 2.8.1 (2025-06-11)
 ------------------
 

diff --git a/ur_bringup/package.xml b/ur_bringup/package.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <?xml-model href="http://download.ros.org/schema/package_format3.xsd" schematypens="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"?>
 <package format="3">
   <name>ur_bringup</name>
-  <version>2.8.1</version>
+  <version>2.9.0</version>
   <description>Launch file and run-time configurations, e.g. controllers.</description>
 
   <maintainer email="[email protected]">Felix Exner</maintainer>

diff --git a/ur_calibration/CHANGELOG.rst b/ur_calibration/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 Changelog for package ur_calibration
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+2.9.0 (2025-09-16)
+------------------
+* Fix ur_calibration compilation on Windows (backport of `#1400 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver/issues/1400>`_) (`#1408 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver/issues/1408>`_)
+* Contributors: mergify[bot]
+
 2.8.1 (2025-06-11)
 ------------------
 * Update feature list (backport of `#1372 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver/issues/1372>`_) (`#1374 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver/issues/1374>`_)

diff --git a/ur_calibration/package.xml b/ur_calibration/package.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <package format="2">
   <name>ur_calibration</name>
-  <version>2.8.1</version>
+  <version>2.9.0</version>
   <description>Package for extracting the factory calibration from a UR robot and change it such that it can be used by ur_description to gain a correct URDF</description>
 
   <maintainer email="[email protected]">Felix Exner</maintainer>

diff --git a/ur_controllers/CHANGELOG.rst b/ur_controllers/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 Changelog for package ur_controllers
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+2.9.0 (2025-09-16)
+------------------
+* ur_controllers: Fix compilation on Windows (backport `#1402 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver/issues/1402>`_) (`#1412 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver/issues/1412>`_)
+  Co-authored-by: Silvio Traversaro <[email protected]>
+* Contributors: mergify[bot]
+
 2.8.1 (2025-06-11)
 ------------------
 * Use std_atomic<bool> in SJTC (backport of `#1385 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver/issues/1385>`_) (`#1386 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver/issues/1386>`_)

diff --git a/ur_controllers/package.xml b/ur_controllers/package.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <?xml-model href="http://download.ros.org/schema/package_format3.xsd" schematypens="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"?>
 <package format="3">
   <name>ur_controllers</name>
-  <version>2.8.1</version>
+  <version>2.9.0</version>
   <description>Provides controllers that use the speed scaling interface of Universal Robots.</description>
 
   <maintainer email="[email protected]">Felix Exner</maintainer>

diff --git a/ur_dashboard_msgs/CHANGELOG.rst b/ur_dashboard_msgs/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 Changelog for package ur_dashboard_msgs
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+2.9.0 (2025-09-16)
+------------------
+* Added 'is in remote control' call as a dashboard service (backport of `#1433 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver/issues/1433>`_) (`#1436 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver/issues/1436>`_)
+* Contributors: mergify[bot]
+
 2.8.1 (2025-06-11)
 ------------------
 

diff --git a/ur_dashboard_msgs/package.xml b/ur_dashboard_msgs/package.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <?xml-model href="http://download.ros.org/schema/package_format3.xsd" schematypens="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"?>
 <package format="3">
   <name>ur_dashboard_msgs</name>
-  <version>2.8.1</version>
+  <version>2.9.0</version>
   <description>Messages around the UR Dashboard server.</description>
 
   <maintainer email="[email protected]">Felix Exner</maintainer>

diff --git a/ur_moveit_config/CHANGELOG.rst b/ur_moveit_config/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 Changelog for package ur_moveit_config
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+2.9.0 (2025-09-16)
+------------------
+* Add support for UR8 Long (`#1491 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver/issues/1491>`_)
+* ur_moveit_config: Assure the description is loaded as string (`#1452 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver/issues/1452>`_)
+* Contributors: Felix Exner
+
 2.8.1 (2025-06-11)
 ------------------
 

diff --git a/ur_moveit_config/package.xml b/ur_moveit_config/package.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <?xml-model href="http://download.ros.org/schema/package_format3.xsd" schematypens="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"?>
 <package format="3">
   <name>ur_moveit_config</name>
-  <version>2.8.1</version>
+  <version>2.9.0</version>
   <description>
      An example package with MoveIt2 configurations for UR robots.
   </description>

diff --git a/ur_robot_driver/CHANGELOG.rst b/ur_robot_driver/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+2.9.0 (2025-09-16)
+------------------
+* Add support for UR8 Long (`#1491 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver/issues/1491>`_)
+* Fix flaky controller switch test (backport of `#1447 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver/issues/1447>`_) (`#1450 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver/issues/1450>`_)
+* fix_flaky_force_mode_test (backport of `#1429 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver/issues/1429>`_) (`#1448 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver/issues/1448>`_)
+* Reduce flakiness of trajectory controller tests (backport of `#1443 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver/issues/1443>`_) (`#1444 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver/issues/1444>`_)
+* Added 'is in remote control' call as a dashboard service (backport of `#1433 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver/issues/1433>`_) (`#1436 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver/issues/1436>`_)
+* ur_robot_driver: Fix compilation on Windows (backport of `#1421 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver/issues/1421>`_) (`#1431 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver/issues/1431>`_)
+  Co-authored-by: Silvio Traversaro <[email protected]>
+* Refactor prepare_switch method (backport `#1417 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver/issues/1417>`_) (`#1427 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver/issues/1427>`_)
+* Contributors: Felix Exner, mergify[bot]
+
 2.8.1 (2025-06-11)
 ------------------
 * [force mode controller] Fix the task frame orientation (backport `#1379 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver/issues/1379>`_) (`#1380 <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver/issues/1380>`_)

diff --git a/ur_robot_driver/package.xml b/ur_robot_driver/package.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <?xml-model href="http://download.ros.org/schema/package_format3.xsd" schematypens="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"?>
 <package format="3">
   <name>ur_robot_driver</name>
-  <version>2.8.1</version>
+  <version>2.9.0</version>
   <description>The new driver for Universal Robots UR3, UR5 and UR10 robots with CB3 controllers and the e-series.</description>
 
   <maintainer email="[email protected]">Felix Exner</maintainer>