diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5f387ca91253..2d5c09dfccc5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ part of!
 
 ### Enhancements
 
+1. Adds support for code completion in the debug console window.
+   ([#1076](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/1076))
 1. Auto activate Python Environment in terminals (disable with `"python.terminal.activateEnvironment": false`).
    ([#1387](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/1387))
 1. Add support for activation of `pyenv` environments in the Terminal.
@@ -79,6 +81,8 @@ part of!
    ([#2630](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/2630))
 1. Language server now provides rename functionality.
    ([#2650](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/2650))
+1. Search for default known paths for conda environments on windows.
+   ([#2794](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/2794))
 
 ### Fixes
 
@@ -86,15 +90,18 @@ part of!
    ([#1352](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/1352))
 1. Deprecate the use of the setting `python.autoComplete.preloadModules`. Recommendation is to utilize the new language server (change the setting `"python.jediEnabled": false`).
    ([#1704](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/1704))
-1. Add a new `"python.condaPath"` setting to use if conda is not found on `PATH`.
+1. Add a new `python.condaPath` setting to use if conda is not found on `PATH`.
    ([#1944](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/1944))
 1. Ensure code is executed when the last line of selected code is indented.
    ([#2167](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/2167))
 1. Stop duplicate initializations of the Python Language Server's progress reporter.
    ([#2297](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/2297))
-1. Fix the regex expression to match MyPy linter messages that expects the file name to have a .py extension, that isn't always the case, to catch any filename.
+1. Fix the regex expression to match MyPy linter messages that expects the file name to have a `.py` extension, that isn't always the case, to catch any filename.
    E.g., .pyi files that describes interfaces wouldn't get the linter messages to Problems tab.
    ([#2380](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/2380))
+1. Do not use variable substitution when updating `python.pythonPath`.  This matters
+   because VS Code does not do variable substitution in settings values.
+   ([#2459](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/2459))
 1. Use a python script to launch the debugger, instead of using `-m` which requires changes to the `PYTHONPATH` variable.
    ([#2509](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/2509))
 1. Provide paths from `PYTHONPATH` environment variable to the language server, as additional search locations of Python modules.
@@ -107,8 +114,14 @@ part of!
    ([#2563](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/2563))
 1. Use the environment folder name for environments without environment names in the Conda Environments list file.
    ([#2577](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/2577))
+1. Update environment variable naming convention for `SPARK_HOME`, when stored in `settings.json`.
+   ([#2628](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/2628))
 1. Fix debug adapter `Attach` test.
    ([#2655](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/2655))
+1. Fix colon-triggered block formatting.
+   ([#2714](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/2714))
+1. Use full path to activate command in conda environments on windows when python.condaPath is set.
+   ([#2753](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/2753))
 
 ### Code Health
 
@@ -116,6 +129,10 @@ part of!
    ([#2549](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/2549))
 1. Upgraded our version of `request` to `2.87.0`.
    ([#2621](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/2621))
+1. Include the version of language server in telemetry.
+   ([#2702](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/2702))
+1. Update `vscode-extension-telemetry` to `0.0.22`.
+   ([#2745](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/2745))
 
 
 ## 2018.8.0 (04 September 2018)
diff --git a/news/1 Enhancements/1076.md b/news/1 Enhancements/1076.md
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--- a/news/1 Enhancements/1076.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Adds support for code completion in the debug console window.
diff --git a/news/1 Enhancements/1387.md b/news/1 Enhancements/1387.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 0dc74b035498..000000000000
--- a/news/1 Enhancements/1387.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Auto activate Python Environment in terminals (disable with `"python.terminal.activateEnvironment": false`).
diff --git a/news/1 Enhancements/1526.md b/news/1 Enhancements/1526.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 6721d48dfa53..000000000000
--- a/news/1 Enhancements/1526.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add support for activation of `pyenv` environments in the Terminal.
diff --git a/news/1 Enhancements/1689.md b/news/1 Enhancements/1689.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 85c649611a0e..000000000000
--- a/news/1 Enhancements/1689.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Display a message with options when user selects the default macOS Python interpreter.
diff --git a/news/1 Enhancements/2175.md b/news/1 Enhancements/2175.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 5cc164159bb0..000000000000
--- a/news/1 Enhancements/2175.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add debug configuration snippet for modules for the debugger.
diff --git a/news/1 Enhancements/2398.md b/news/1 Enhancements/2398.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 286c2eb6fc4d..000000000000
--- a/news/1 Enhancements/2398.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Search for python interpreters in all paths found in the `PATH`/`Path` environment variable.
diff --git a/news/1 Enhancements/2461.md b/news/1 Enhancements/2461.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d1f53f310b5..000000000000
--- a/news/1 Enhancements/2461.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add telemetry to download, extract, and analyze, phases of the Python Language Server.
diff --git a/news/1 Enhancements/2483.md b/news/1 Enhancements/2483.md
deleted file mode 100644
index a54ef9370f5e..000000000000
--- a/news/1 Enhancements/2483.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-The `pvsc-dev-ext.py` script now captures `stderr` for more informative exceptions
-when execution fails.
diff --git a/news/1 Enhancements/2494.md b/news/1 Enhancements/2494.md
deleted file mode 100644
index df322d2ad3d1..000000000000
--- a/news/1 Enhancements/2494.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Display notification when attempting to debug without selecting a python interpreter.
diff --git a/news/1 Enhancements/2580.md b/news/1 Enhancements/2580.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 26b4ae58b117..000000000000
--- a/news/1 Enhancements/2580.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add support for out of band updates to the language server.
diff --git a/news/1 Enhancements/2617.md b/news/1 Enhancements/2617.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f7939769fcb..000000000000
--- a/news/1 Enhancements/2617.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Ensure status bar with interpreter information takes priority over other items.
diff --git a/news/1 Enhancements/2630.md b/news/1 Enhancements/2630.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 63cb02cb9f9d..000000000000
--- a/news/1 Enhancements/2630.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add Python Language Server version to the survey banner URL presented to some users.
diff --git a/news/1 Enhancements/2650.md b/news/1 Enhancements/2650.md
deleted file mode 100644
index e4df2bd4ea44..000000000000
--- a/news/1 Enhancements/2650.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Language server now provides rename functionality.
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diff --git a/news/1 Enhancements/2794.md b/news/1 Enhancements/2794.md
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+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Search for default known paths for conda environments on windows.
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diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/1352.md b/news/2 Fixes/1352.md
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index 3f246199823d..000000000000
--- a/news/2 Fixes/1352.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Improvements to the display format of interpreter information in the list of interpreters.
diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/1704.md b/news/2 Fixes/1704.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 37a779ef03b3..000000000000
--- a/news/2 Fixes/1704.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Deprecate the use of the setting `python.autoComplete.preloadModules`. Recommendation is to utilize the new language server (change the setting `"python.jediEnabled": false`).
diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/1882.md b/news/2 Fixes/1882.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 7526a3f7dee5..000000000000
--- a/news/2 Fixes/1882.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Support "conda activate" after 4.4.0.
diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/1944.md b/news/2 Fixes/1944.md
deleted file mode 100644
index ac26efa2aa5d..000000000000
--- a/news/2 Fixes/1944.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add a new `"python.condaPath"` setting to use if conda is not found on `PATH`.
diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/2167.md b/news/2 Fixes/2167.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 681f723d5c16..000000000000
--- a/news/2 Fixes/2167.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Ensure code is executed when the last line of selected code is indented.
diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/2297.md b/news/2 Fixes/2297.md
deleted file mode 100644
index aed8979ef794..000000000000
--- a/news/2 Fixes/2297.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Stop duplicate initializations of the Python Language Server's progress reporter.
diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/2380.md b/news/2 Fixes/2380.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 815460e745a0..000000000000
--- a/news/2 Fixes/2380.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Fix the regex expression to match MyPy linter messages that expects the file name to have a .py extension, that isn't always the case, to catch any filename.
-E.g., .pyi files that describes interfaces wouldn't get the linter messages to Problems tab.
diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/2459.md b/news/2 Fixes/2459.md
deleted file mode 100644
index f0e6cfc2ca05..000000000000
--- a/news/2 Fixes/2459.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Do not use variable substitution when updating python.pythonPath.  This matters
-because VS Code does not do variable substitution in settings values.
diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/2509.md b/news/2 Fixes/2509.md
deleted file mode 100644
index aae18b7730a8..000000000000
--- a/news/2 Fixes/2509.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Use a python script to launch the debugger, instead of using `-m` which requires changes to the `PYTHONPATH` variable.
diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/2518.md b/news/2 Fixes/2518.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f4eb6e7d37a..000000000000
--- a/news/2 Fixes/2518.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Provide paths from `PYTHONPATH` environment variable to the language server, as additional search locations of Python modules.
diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/2557.md b/news/2 Fixes/2557.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 65d7637709dc..000000000000
--- a/news/2 Fixes/2557.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix issue preventing debugger user survey banner from opening.
diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/2562.md b/news/2 Fixes/2562.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e1549e7c007..000000000000
--- a/news/2 Fixes/2562.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Use folder name of the Python interpreter as the name of the virtual environment.
diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/2563.md b/news/2 Fixes/2563.md
deleted file mode 100644
index e9abcfa339bb..000000000000
--- a/news/2 Fixes/2563.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Give preference to bitness information retrieved from the Python interpreter over what's been retrieved from Windows Registry.
diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/2577.md b/news/2 Fixes/2577.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 9dc7f7efb7af..000000000000
--- a/news/2 Fixes/2577.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Use the environment folder name for environments without environment names in the Conda Environments list file.
diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/2628.md b/news/2 Fixes/2628.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 197c9273f0d2..000000000000
--- a/news/2 Fixes/2628.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update environment variable naming convention for `SPARK_HOME`, when stored in `settings.json`.
diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/2655.md b/news/2 Fixes/2655.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 688511d40c36..000000000000
--- a/news/2 Fixes/2655.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix debug adapter `Attach` test.
diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/2714.md b/news/2 Fixes/2714.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b9fbfccca52..000000000000
--- a/news/2 Fixes/2714.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix colon-triggered block formatting
diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/2753.md b/news/2 Fixes/2753.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f095a1490ce..000000000000
--- a/news/2 Fixes/2753.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Use full path to activate command in conda environments on windows when python.condaPath is set.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/news/3 Code Health/2549.md b/news/3 Code Health/2549.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 6a1074ba9fed..000000000000
--- a/news/3 Code Health/2549.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix broken CI on Azure DevOps.
diff --git a/news/3 Code Health/2621.md b/news/3 Code Health/2621.md
deleted file mode 100644
index dc8dde700a55..000000000000
--- a/news/3 Code Health/2621.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Upgraded our version of `request` to `2.87.0`.
diff --git a/news/3 Code Health/2702.md b/news/3 Code Health/2702.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 37016e0ac3ff..000000000000
--- a/news/3 Code Health/2702.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Include version of language server in telemetry.
diff --git a/news/3 Code Health/2745.md b/news/3 Code Health/2745.md
deleted file mode 100644
index be8cef482e80..000000000000
--- a/news/3 Code Health/2745.md	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update `vscode-extension-telemetry` to `0.0.22`.
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0492ff5982ac..bb15c08f94cf 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "python",
-    "version": "2018.9.0-rc",
+    "version": "2018.9.0",
     "lockfileVersion": 1,
     "requires": true,
     "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4903a9f35d8b..f57668006566 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "name": "python",
     "displayName": "Python",
     "description": "Linting, Debugging (multi-threaded, remote), Intellisense, code formatting, refactoring, unit tests, snippets, and more.",
-    "version": "2018.9.0-rc",
+    "version": "2018.9.0",
     "publisher": "ms-python",
     "author": {
         "name": "Microsoft Corporation"