diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 903999b88b..cb40457764 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ elseif(WINDOWS AND NOT UMF_DISABLE_HWLOC)
         apply
         ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/fix_coverity_issues.patch
         ||
-        true)
+        (exit 0))
 
     message(STATUS "Will fetch hwloc from ${UMF_HWLOC_REPO}")
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ elseif(NOT UMF_DISABLE_HWLOC)
         apply
         ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/fix_coverity_issues.patch
         ||
-        true)
+        (exit 0))
 
     message(STATUS "Will fetch hwloc from ${UMF_HWLOC_REPO}")
 
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 78c1cc7efe..867e59f0ff 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
-Thu Jul 18 2024 Łukasz Stolarczuk <lukasz.stolarczuk@intel.com>
+Thu Sep 12 2024 Łukasz Stolarczuk <lukasz.stolarczuk@intel.com>
 
-	* Version 0.9.0-rc1
+	* Version 0.9.0
 
-	This is a pre-release version. When 0.9.0 will be ready (with no rc status),
-	it will aim to be the first complete release of the UMF project.
-	With this release we don't yet guarantee a fully stable API.
+	This release aims to be the first complete release of the UMF project.
+	We don't yet guarantee a fully stable API, though.
+
+	This release contains all the features listed in the version 0.1.0
+	plus, additionally:
+	- IPC API
+	- fixes in the building system
+	- proper versioning
+	- minor patches in the source code
+	- improved CI and docs
 
 Thu Jul 04 2024 Łukasz Stolarczuk <lukasz.stolarczuk@intel.com>
 
diff --git a/scripts/docs_config/conf.py b/scripts/docs_config/conf.py
index e0cf028a82..b93d7d977f 100644
--- a/scripts/docs_config/conf.py
+++ b/scripts/docs_config/conf.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 author = "Intel"
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = "0.9.0-rc1"
+release = "0.9.0"
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------