Merge pull request #571 from algorand/release/v2.9.0

FOR REVIEW ONLY: py-algorand-sdk v2.9.0 changelog and version bump

Author: github-actions[bot]

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 # Changelog
 
+# v2.9.0
+
+<!-- Release notes generated using configuration in .github/release.yml at release/v2.9.0 -->
+
+## What's Changed
+### Enhancements
+* Build: Update Box API Pagination-dependent integration tests by @gmalouf in https://github.com/algorand/py-algorand-sdk/pull/563
+* Devops: Release process update by @gmalouf in https://github.com/algorand/py-algorand-sdk/pull/564
+* Deps: Bump setuptools from 75.6.0 to 78.1.1 by @dependabot in https://github.com/algorand/py-algorand-sdk/pull/568
+* API: Algorand 4.1.x API updates support, includes enhanced Application Box… by @gmalouf in https://github.com/algorand/py-algorand-sdk/pull/570
+
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/algorand/py-algorand-sdk/compare/v2.8.0...v2.9.0
+
 # v2.8.0
 
 <!-- Release notes generated using configuration in .github/release.yml at release/v2.8.0 -->

setup.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     description="Algorand SDK in Python",
     author="Algorand",
     author_email="pypiservice@algorand.com",
-    version="2.8.0",
+    version="2.9.0",
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     url="https://github.com/algorand/py-algorand-sdk",