diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 18759db942d4..e1b671a5ad2f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+
+# 21.0.0-next.9 "plastic-fork" (2025-10-15)
+## Breaking Changes
+### cdk
+- * `TestElement` implementations need to provide a `setContenteditableValue`.
+### material
+| Commit | Type | Description |
+| -- | -- | -- |
+| [71d590796c](https://github.com/angular/components/commit/71d590796c8c29a198fefa31864c06ddfd334738) | feat | **sort:** add content projection slot for custom icon ([#32016](https://github.com/angular/components/pull/32016)) |
+| [85f596b3c3](https://github.com/angular/components/commit/85f596b3c32d22541c3825da3479b67832a2f4da) | feat | **table:** add harness for "no data" row ([#32075](https://github.com/angular/components/pull/32075)) |
+| [ff9059d8d1](https://github.com/angular/components/commit/ff9059d8d14b82a465481e51f01582caf6d83b6c) | fix | **checkbox:** use GrayText for disabled colors in high contrast mode ([#32066](https://github.com/angular/components/pull/32066)) |
+| [5f12b26ab3](https://github.com/angular/components/commit/5f12b26ab3abad9acb2a3d008100d06e0fb63ab5) | fix | **snack-bar:** add max height for snack bar ([#32000](https://github.com/angular/components/pull/32000)) |
+| [7dfabca03d](https://github.com/angular/components/commit/7dfabca03d14729926b708e4c86d913bc5b8f735) | fix | **timepicker:** add interface for timepicker input ([#32050](https://github.com/angular/components/pull/32050)) |
+### cdk
+| Commit | Type | Description |
+| -- | -- | -- |
+| [544438c865](https://github.com/angular/components/commit/544438c865532b30005ef7d03606fc4be4818a39) | fix | **testing:** make setContenteditableValue required ([#32058](https://github.com/angular/components/pull/32058)) |
+
+
+
# 20.2.9 "plastic-spoon" (2025-10-15)
### material
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e0a56840ab5e..2a639a4a977c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
"ci-docs-monitor-test": "node --no-warnings=ExperimentalWarning --loader ts-node/esm/transpile-only scripts/docs-deploy/monitoring/ci-test.mts",
"prepare": "husky"
},
- "version": "21.0.0-next.8",
+ "version": "21.0.0-next.9",
"dependencies": {
"@angular-devkit/core": "catalog:",
"@angular-devkit/schematics": "catalog:",