chore(release): 2.9.0-alpha.1 [skip ci]

# [2.9.0-alpha.1](v2.8.3...v2.9.0-alpha.1) (2023-10-16)

### Features

* add Perfmatters to managed plugins ([#2684](#2684)) ([eb657d8](eb657d8))
* **design-wizard:** allow bulk update of featured image, post template ([#2670](#2670)) ([37a4656](37a4656))
* newspack_managed_plugins filter ([#2605](#2605)) ([81ba5f2](81ba5f2))
* **reader-registration:** custom checkbox state for lists ([#2682](#2682)) ([b8ce865](b8ce865))

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+# [2.9.0-alpha.1](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-plugin/compare/v2.8.3...v2.9.0-alpha.1) (2023-10-16)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add Perfmatters to managed plugins ([#2684](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-plugin/issues/2684)) ([eb657d8](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-plugin/commit/eb657d801d4d07cee2b4844da827ecb9953210c4))
+* **design-wizard:** allow bulk update of featured image, post template ([#2670](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-plugin/issues/2670)) ([37a4656](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-plugin/commit/37a46562a215afb92b7a2a24a628770c5ab2b4ee))
+* newspack_managed_plugins filter ([#2605](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-plugin/issues/2605)) ([81ba5f2](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-plugin/commit/81ba5f2c154c60f542adf8c67dfe3b5e1def95f3))
+* **reader-registration:** custom checkbox state for lists ([#2682](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-plugin/issues/2682)) ([b8ce865](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-plugin/commit/b8ce8653a864db97b573a92444c0231bbb8239c9))
+
 ## [2.8.3](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-plugin/compare/v2.8.2...v2.8.3) (2023-10-11)
 
 

newspack.php

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /**
  * Plugin Name: Newspack
  * Description: An advanced open-source publishing and revenue-generating platform for news organizations.
- * Version: 2.8.3
+ * Version: 2.9.0-alpha.1
  * Author: Automattic
  * Author URI: https://newspack.com/
  * License: GPL2
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit;
 
-define( 'NEWSPACK_PLUGIN_VERSION', '2.8.3' );
+define( 'NEWSPACK_PLUGIN_VERSION', '2.9.0-alpha.1' );
 
 // Load language files.
 load_plugin_textdomain( 'newspack-plugin', false, dirname( plugin_basename( __FILE__ ) ) . '/languages' );

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "newspack",
-	"version": "2.8.3",
+	"version": "2.9.0-alpha.1",
 	"description": "The Newspack plugin. https://newspack.com",
 	"bugs": {
 		"url": "https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-plugin/issues"