Updated changelog

package.json

@@ -142,6 +142,6 @@
     "yoastseo": "git+https://github.com/Yoast/YoastSEO.js.git#release-yoast-seo/9.0"
   },
   "yoast": {
-    "pluginVersion": "8.4"
+    "pluginVersion": "9.0-RC1"
   }
 }

readme.txt

@@ -106,6 +106,42 @@ You'll find answers to many of your questions on [kb.yoast.com](https://yoa.st/1
 
 == Changelog ==
 
+= 9.0.0 =
+Release Date: October 23rd, 2018
+
+Bugfixes:
+
+* Fixes a bug when the keyword would not be found in the slug when containing punctuation, e.g. the keyphrase `Pooch & Mutt` in the slug `pooch-mutt`.
+* Fixes fatal error on Yoast settings pages that do not have a dedicated option class.
+* Fixes a bug where the buttons to change the How-to steps and FAQ questions order would be only partially visible in mobile view, by moving them at the bottom of the block. Also improves accessibility as the tab sequence is more logical.
+* Fixes a bug where a undefined index notice is given when an OG image url doesn't have a correct path. Props to [@Julian-B90](https://github.com/Julian-B90)
+
+Enhancements:
+
+* Makes keyphrase recognition flexible with regards to word order in the keyphrase vs. word order in the match.
+* The analysis of the following assessments changes:
+  * Image alt attributes: checks whether alt-tags contain the keyphrase or synonyms.
+  * Keyphrase in introduction: checks whether words from the keyphrase or synonyms are matched within one sentence in the introduction or, if not, whether they are present in the first paragraph at all.
+  * Keyphrase in title: checks whether an exact match of the keyphrase is found in the beginning of the title.
+  * Keyphrase length: has new boundaries to check whether the keyphrase is not too long.
+  * Keyphrase in meta description: checks whether all words from the keyphrase are matched within one sentence or, if not, whether they are present in the meta description at all.
+  * Keyphrase in subheading: checks whether 30-75% of all subheadings reflect the topic of the post. A subheading is considered to reflect the topic of the post if more than half of the word from the keyphrase are found in it.
+  * Keyphrase in slug: checks whether a sufficient number of words from the keyphrase is used in the slug.
+  * Keyphrase distribution: uses a new algorithm that checks whether distribution of the keyphrase is good.
+  * Keyphrase density: checks whether there are enough matches; a match is defined as a sentence that contains all words from the keyphrase.
+* When matching keyphrases for the various assessments, the analysis only targets content words and ignores function words (e.g., `the`). This functionality is available in English, German, Dutch, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Polish.
+* Improves the feedback texts for all SEO and readability assessments.
+* Adds target="_blank" to the "How to connect to GSC" link to open a new tab when click. Props to [@zkan](https://github.com/zkan)
+* Improves the consistency of the SEO and readability results by showing them in a fixed order.
+* Changes all mentions of 'keyword' to 'keyphrase'. Read more about [the transition from 'keyword' to 'keyphrase'](https://yoa.st/keyword-to-keyphrase).
+* Optimizes and caches WPSEO_Option_Titles::enrich_defaults(). Props to [@soulseekah](https://github.com/soulseekah)
+* Introduces a Features tab in the network admin, which allows disabling all site-specific features for the entire network.
+
+Other:
+
+* Deprecates the WPSEO_Cornerstone class.
+* Deprecates the assessment that checks if stopwords are used within the keyphrase
+
 = 8.4.0 =
 Release Date: October 9th, 2018
 

wp-seo-main.php

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * {@internal Nobody should be able to overrule the real version number as this can cause
  *            serious issues with the options, so no if ( ! defined() ).}}
  */
-define( 'WPSEO_VERSION', '8.4' );
+define( 'WPSEO_VERSION', '9.0-RC1' );
 
 
 if ( ! defined( 'WPSEO_PATH' ) ) {

wp-seo.php

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  * @wordpress-plugin
  * Plugin Name: Yoast SEO
- * Version:     8.4
+ * Version:     9.0-RC1
  * Plugin URI:  https://yoa.st/1uj
  * Description: The first true all-in-one SEO solution for WordPress, including on-page content analysis, XML sitemaps and much more.
  * Author:      Team Yoast