Release V24.9

What's Changed

• Releasing v24.4 by @Taarini in #36
• Releasing v24.5 by @ThomasJRyan in #37
• Releasing v24.6 by @omehrabi in #38
• release_24.7 by @lsheikal in #39
• Release 24.8 by @domachad in #40
• Releasing v24.9 by @Taarini in #41

Full Changelog: v24.4...24.9