diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 83e258ee..8570b5a1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ Google.Cloud Release Notes
 
 .. contents:: Topics
 
+v1.9.0
+======
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- iap - added scp_if_ssh option (https://github.com/ansible-collections/google.cloud/pull/716).
+
 v1.8.0
 ======
 
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index 0ff8d3ee..6eccbf05 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -189,3 +189,10 @@ releases:
     - 709-iap-connection-plugin.yml
     - 711-attach-disk-to-instance.yml
     release_date: '2025-09-11'
+  1.9.0:
+    changes:
+      minor_changes:
+      - iap - added scp_if_ssh option (https://github.com/ansible-collections/google.cloud/pull/716).
+    fragments:
+    - 716-iap-scp-if-ssh-option.yml
+    release_date: '2025-10-03'
diff --git a/galaxy.yml b/galaxy.yml
index 6c0688da..e699d2e0 100644
--- a/galaxy.yml
+++ b/galaxy.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace: google
 name: cloud
 
 # The version of the collection. Must be compatible with semantic versioning
-version: 1.8.0
+version: 1.9.0
 
 # The path to the Markdown (.md) readme file. This path is relative to the root of the collection
 readme: README.md
diff --git a/plugins/connection/iap.py b/plugins/connection/iap.py
index 1e22b4f2..a2dbe415 100644
--- a/plugins/connection/iap.py
+++ b/plugins/connection/iap.py
@@ -786,4 +786,4 @@ class Connection(sshconn.Connection):
         # remove ssh config
         os.unlink(self.ssh_config)
 
-        self._connected = False
\ No newline at end of file
+        self._connected = False