Bumping version to 1.9.0 and generate changelog

Bumping version to 1.9.0rc1 and generate changelog

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[create-pull-request] automated change (#1038)

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add tox file so release workflows succeed (#996)

* add tox file so release workflows succeed

* add empty tox file

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[create-pull-request] automated change (#943)

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