diff --git a/.changeset/pre.json b/.changeset/pre.json
index 8e05d1e03e3..55e52a39995 100644
--- a/.changeset/pre.json
+++ b/.changeset/pre.json
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@
   },
   "changesets": [
     "brave-snakes-unite",
+    "brown-pears-beg",
+    "cuddly-colts-laugh",
+    "dry-gifts-joke",
     "dull-eyes-check",
+    "early-deers-suffer",
     "early-penguins-share",
     "fair-penguins-build",
     "fluffy-wolves-smile",
@@ -37,6 +41,8 @@
     "new-zoos-repair",
     "ninety-candles-laugh",
     "ninety-cooks-listen",
+    "odd-trees-battle",
+    "purple-sheep-share",
     "quiet-suns-admire",
     "real-cougars-watch",
     "serious-news-own",
@@ -54,6 +60,7 @@
     "sweet-masks-sparkle",
     "tame-buckets-drum",
     "thirty-colts-march",
+    "thirty-jars-hunt",
     "tiny-cobras-walk",
     "tricky-files-speak",
     "two-rice-wash",
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b897952970d..98696875c7c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+# [](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/compare/v26.0.0-alpha.8...v) (2025-01-13)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **docs:** downgrade typedoc-plugin-markdown to fix docs site generation ([#8755](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/8755)) ([5c44725](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/5c4472510a9dbefbe781aaa50252d9ad78b9f8ed))
+* typo in urls in tsdoc ([#8749](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/8749)) ([ee2c6dc](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/ee2c6dc133ed31fd82ad8fdf864651494c88fcf8))
+* update @electron/asar to 3.2.18 to resolve signing issue with framework symlinks ([#8762](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/8762)) ([c4f5497](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/c4f54977045ad3f6f7637004f632c37bfb41e79a))
+* use `disableDifferentialDownload` flag in the AppImageBuilder ([#8695](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/8695)) ([819eff7](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/819eff7bf7f319275d70faf3a64a5a18a3793a7c))
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **nsis:** allow disabling of building a universal nsis installer  ([#8607](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/8607)) ([f123628](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/f123628ce400b5e65d0e4f0966e5cc65a1f3b8a5))
+* support completely custom AppxManifest.xml ([#8609](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/8609)) ([d672b04](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/d672b04b4746170c07bc39b7b049ab0c584e7a19))
+
+
+
 # [](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/compare/v26.0.0-alpha.7...v) (2024-12-16)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/app-builder-lib/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/app-builder-lib/CHANGELOG.md
index 67c7b2b36bd..9683f398691 100644
--- a/packages/app-builder-lib/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/app-builder-lib/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,30 @@
 # app-builder-lib
 
+## 26.0.0-alpha.9
+
+### Major Changes
+
+- [#8582](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/pull/8582) [`6a9597b4`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/6a9597b4d739744fd9211fc07f55bb34211c7626) Thanks [@mmaietta](https://github.com/mmaietta)! - chore: remove deprecated fields from `winOptions` and `macOptions`
+
+  For `winOptions` signing configuration, it has been moved to `win.signtoolOptions` in order to support `azureOptions` as a separate field and avoid bloating `win` configuration object
+  For `macOptions`, notarize options has been deprecated in favor of env vars for quite some time. Env vars are much more secure
+
+### Minor Changes
+
+- [#8609](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/pull/8609) [`d672b04b`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/d672b04b4746170c07bc39b7b049ab0c584e7a19) Thanks [@iongion](https://github.com/iongion)! - feat: support completely custom AppxManifest.xml
+
+- [#8607](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/pull/8607) [`f123628c`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/f123628ce400b5e65d0e4f0966e5cc65a1f3b8a5) Thanks [@mmaietta](https://github.com/mmaietta)! - feat: allow disabling of building a universal windows installer
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- [#8762](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/pull/8762) [`c4f54977`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/c4f54977045ad3f6f7637004f632c37bfb41e79a) Thanks [@mmaietta](https://github.com/mmaietta)! - fix: update @electron/asar to 3.2.18 to resolve signing issue with framework symlinks
+
+- [#8749](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/pull/8749) [`ee2c6dc1`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/ee2c6dc133ed31fd82ad8fdf864651494c88fcf8) Thanks [@kethinov](https://github.com/kethinov)! - fix: typo in urls in tsdoc
+
+- Updated dependencies []:
+  - dmg-builder@26.0.0-alpha.9
+  - electron-builder-squirrel-windows@26.0.0-alpha.9
+
 ## 26.0.0-alpha.8
 
 ### Minor Changes
diff --git a/packages/app-builder-lib/package.json b/packages/app-builder-lib/package.json
index 0a008ab33de..c2097440600 100644
--- a/packages/app-builder-lib/package.json
+++ b/packages/app-builder-lib/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "app-builder-lib",
   "description": "electron-builder lib",
-  "version": "26.0.0-alpha.8",
+  "version": "26.0.0-alpha.9",
   "main": "out/index.js",
   "files": [
     "out",
diff --git a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/targets/nsis/NsisTarget.ts b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/targets/nsis/NsisTarget.ts
index d8e7a06f095..60e21b9d750 100644
--- a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/targets/nsis/NsisTarget.ts
+++ b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/targets/nsis/NsisTarget.ts
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export class NsisTarget extends Target {
     const setupText = this.isPortable ? "" : "Setup "
     const archSuffix = !this.shouldBuildUniversalInstaller && primaryArch != null ? getArchSuffix(primaryArch, defaultArch) : ""
 
-    return "${productName} " + setupText + "${version}" + archSuffix + ".${ext}";
+    return "${productName} " + setupText + "${version}" + archSuffix + ".${ext}"
   }
 
   private get isPortable(): boolean {
diff --git a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/version.ts b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/version.ts
index 907fb6f772b..54b2d9bb4c7 100644
--- a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/version.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const PACKAGE_VERSION = "26.0.0-alpha.8"
+export const PACKAGE_VERSION = "26.0.0-alpha.9"
diff --git a/packages/dmg-builder/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/dmg-builder/CHANGELOG.md
index 163d1f14fbf..a56ece59494 100644
--- a/packages/dmg-builder/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/dmg-builder/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # dmg-builder
 
+## 26.0.0-alpha.9
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Updated dependencies [[`d672b04b`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/d672b04b4746170c07bc39b7b049ab0c584e7a19), [`c4f54977`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/c4f54977045ad3f6f7637004f632c37bfb41e79a), [`f123628c`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/f123628ce400b5e65d0e4f0966e5cc65a1f3b8a5), [`6a9597b4`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/6a9597b4d739744fd9211fc07f55bb34211c7626), [`ee2c6dc1`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/ee2c6dc133ed31fd82ad8fdf864651494c88fcf8)]:
+  - app-builder-lib@26.0.0-alpha.9
+
 ## 26.0.0-alpha.8
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/packages/dmg-builder/package.json b/packages/dmg-builder/package.json
index c11a22649ff..a9cc3f72153 100644
--- a/packages/dmg-builder/package.json
+++ b/packages/dmg-builder/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "dmg-builder",
-	"version": "26.0.0-alpha.8",
+	"version": "26.0.0-alpha.9",
 	"main": "out/dmgUtil.js",
 	"author": "Vladimir Krivosheev",
 	"license": "MIT",
diff --git a/packages/electron-builder-squirrel-windows/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/electron-builder-squirrel-windows/CHANGELOG.md
index ba3c2406138..b136a315f22 100644
--- a/packages/electron-builder-squirrel-windows/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/electron-builder-squirrel-windows/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # electron-builder-squirrel-windows
 
+## 26.0.0-alpha.9
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Updated dependencies [[`d672b04b`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/d672b04b4746170c07bc39b7b049ab0c584e7a19), [`c4f54977`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/c4f54977045ad3f6f7637004f632c37bfb41e79a), [`f123628c`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/f123628ce400b5e65d0e4f0966e5cc65a1f3b8a5), [`6a9597b4`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/6a9597b4d739744fd9211fc07f55bb34211c7626), [`ee2c6dc1`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/ee2c6dc133ed31fd82ad8fdf864651494c88fcf8)]:
+  - app-builder-lib@26.0.0-alpha.9
+
 ## 26.0.0-alpha.8
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/packages/electron-builder-squirrel-windows/package.json b/packages/electron-builder-squirrel-windows/package.json
index 7aea69c8b88..527c2b28c3a 100644
--- a/packages/electron-builder-squirrel-windows/package.json
+++ b/packages/electron-builder-squirrel-windows/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "electron-builder-squirrel-windows",
-  "version": "26.0.0-alpha.8",
+  "version": "26.0.0-alpha.9",
   "main": "out/SquirrelWindowsTarget.js",
   "author": "Vladimir Krivosheev",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/packages/electron-builder/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/electron-builder/CHANGELOG.md
index 4fe5f4ecb16..eb0c0ef0102 100644
--- a/packages/electron-builder/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/electron-builder/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # electron-builder
 
+## 26.0.0-alpha.9
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Updated dependencies [[`d672b04b`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/d672b04b4746170c07bc39b7b049ab0c584e7a19), [`c4f54977`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/c4f54977045ad3f6f7637004f632c37bfb41e79a), [`f123628c`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/f123628ce400b5e65d0e4f0966e5cc65a1f3b8a5), [`6a9597b4`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/6a9597b4d739744fd9211fc07f55bb34211c7626), [`ee2c6dc1`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/ee2c6dc133ed31fd82ad8fdf864651494c88fcf8)]:
+  - app-builder-lib@26.0.0-alpha.9
+  - dmg-builder@26.0.0-alpha.9
+
 ## 26.0.0-alpha.8
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/packages/electron-builder/package.json b/packages/electron-builder/package.json
index 9e91ebf2951..82302b98a27 100644
--- a/packages/electron-builder/package.json
+++ b/packages/electron-builder/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "electron-builder",
   "description": "A complete solution to package and build a ready for distribution Electron app for MacOS, Windows and Linux with “auto update” support out of the box",
-  "version": "26.0.0-alpha.8",
+  "version": "26.0.0-alpha.9",
   "main": "out/index.js",
   "files": [
     "out"
diff --git a/packages/electron-forge-maker-appimage/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/electron-forge-maker-appimage/CHANGELOG.md
index 0e735520ac1..ced4e9d4eeb 100644
--- a/packages/electron-forge-maker-appimage/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/electron-forge-maker-appimage/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # electron-forge-maker-appimage
 
+## 26.0.0-alpha.9
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Updated dependencies [[`d672b04b`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/d672b04b4746170c07bc39b7b049ab0c584e7a19), [`c4f54977`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/c4f54977045ad3f6f7637004f632c37bfb41e79a), [`f123628c`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/f123628ce400b5e65d0e4f0966e5cc65a1f3b8a5), [`6a9597b4`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/6a9597b4d739744fd9211fc07f55bb34211c7626), [`ee2c6dc1`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/ee2c6dc133ed31fd82ad8fdf864651494c88fcf8)]:
+  - app-builder-lib@26.0.0-alpha.9
+
 ## 26.0.0-alpha.8
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/packages/electron-forge-maker-appimage/package.json b/packages/electron-forge-maker-appimage/package.json
index 234c7171332..f6776352dd0 100644
--- a/packages/electron-forge-maker-appimage/package.json
+++ b/packages/electron-forge-maker-appimage/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "electron-forge-maker-appimage",
-  "version": "26.0.0-alpha.8",
+  "version": "26.0.0-alpha.9",
   "main": "main.js",
   "author": "Vladimir Krivosheev",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/packages/electron-forge-maker-nsis-web/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/electron-forge-maker-nsis-web/CHANGELOG.md
index a6213917ca7..b741d8f6fa5 100644
--- a/packages/electron-forge-maker-nsis-web/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/electron-forge-maker-nsis-web/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # electron-forge-maker-nsis-web
 
+## 26.0.0-alpha.9
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Updated dependencies [[`d672b04b`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/d672b04b4746170c07bc39b7b049ab0c584e7a19), [`c4f54977`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/c4f54977045ad3f6f7637004f632c37bfb41e79a), [`f123628c`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/f123628ce400b5e65d0e4f0966e5cc65a1f3b8a5), [`6a9597b4`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/6a9597b4d739744fd9211fc07f55bb34211c7626), [`ee2c6dc1`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/ee2c6dc133ed31fd82ad8fdf864651494c88fcf8)]:
+  - app-builder-lib@26.0.0-alpha.9
+
 ## 26.0.0-alpha.8
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/packages/electron-forge-maker-nsis-web/package.json b/packages/electron-forge-maker-nsis-web/package.json
index bf8d992b63a..824f60a27a2 100644
--- a/packages/electron-forge-maker-nsis-web/package.json
+++ b/packages/electron-forge-maker-nsis-web/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "electron-forge-maker-nsis-web",
-  "version": "26.0.0-alpha.8",
+  "version": "26.0.0-alpha.9",
   "main": "main.js",
   "author": "Vladimir Krivosheev",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/packages/electron-forge-maker-nsis/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/electron-forge-maker-nsis/CHANGELOG.md
index 692526dbdcf..7b6769a1d43 100644
--- a/packages/electron-forge-maker-nsis/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/electron-forge-maker-nsis/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # electron-forge-maker-nsis
 
+## 26.0.0-alpha.9
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Updated dependencies [[`d672b04b`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/d672b04b4746170c07bc39b7b049ab0c584e7a19), [`c4f54977`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/c4f54977045ad3f6f7637004f632c37bfb41e79a), [`f123628c`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/f123628ce400b5e65d0e4f0966e5cc65a1f3b8a5), [`6a9597b4`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/6a9597b4d739744fd9211fc07f55bb34211c7626), [`ee2c6dc1`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/ee2c6dc133ed31fd82ad8fdf864651494c88fcf8)]:
+  - app-builder-lib@26.0.0-alpha.9
+
 ## 26.0.0-alpha.8
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/packages/electron-forge-maker-nsis/package.json b/packages/electron-forge-maker-nsis/package.json
index 4df57388533..de0fd20b865 100644
--- a/packages/electron-forge-maker-nsis/package.json
+++ b/packages/electron-forge-maker-nsis/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "electron-forge-maker-nsis",
-  "version": "26.0.0-alpha.8",
+  "version": "26.0.0-alpha.9",
   "main": "main.js",
   "author": "Vladimir Krivosheev",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/packages/electron-forge-maker-snap/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/electron-forge-maker-snap/CHANGELOG.md
index 157b18d5a3b..27a6b0b4abc 100644
--- a/packages/electron-forge-maker-snap/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/electron-forge-maker-snap/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # electron-forge-maker-snap
 
+## 26.0.0-alpha.9
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Updated dependencies [[`d672b04b`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/d672b04b4746170c07bc39b7b049ab0c584e7a19), [`c4f54977`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/c4f54977045ad3f6f7637004f632c37bfb41e79a), [`f123628c`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/f123628ce400b5e65d0e4f0966e5cc65a1f3b8a5), [`6a9597b4`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/6a9597b4d739744fd9211fc07f55bb34211c7626), [`ee2c6dc1`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/ee2c6dc133ed31fd82ad8fdf864651494c88fcf8)]:
+  - app-builder-lib@26.0.0-alpha.9
+
 ## 26.0.0-alpha.8
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/packages/electron-forge-maker-snap/package.json b/packages/electron-forge-maker-snap/package.json
index 616b97f2d91..0416890ba0c 100644
--- a/packages/electron-forge-maker-snap/package.json
+++ b/packages/electron-forge-maker-snap/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "electron-forge-maker-snap",
-  "version": "26.0.0-alpha.8",
+  "version": "26.0.0-alpha.9",
   "main": "main.js",
   "author": "Vladimir Krivosheev",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/packages/electron-updater/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/electron-updater/CHANGELOG.md
index 2b8db494efb..163566b0417 100644
--- a/packages/electron-updater/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/electron-updater/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 ## 4.3.0
 
+## 6.4.0-alpha.3
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- [#8695](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/pull/8695) [`819eff7b`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/819eff7bf7f319275d70faf3a64a5a18a3793a7c) Thanks [@peter-sanderson](https://github.com/peter-sanderson)! - fix: respect `disableDifferentialDownload` flag for AppImage
+
 ## 6.4.0-alpha.2
 
 ### Minor Changes
diff --git a/packages/electron-updater/package.json b/packages/electron-updater/package.json
index 5fee3499ea9..4a3eda7e7f0 100644
--- a/packages/electron-updater/package.json
+++ b/packages/electron-updater/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "electron-updater",
-  "version": "6.4.0-alpha.2",
+  "version": "6.4.0-alpha.3",
   "description": "Cross platform updater for electron applications",
   "main": "out/main.js",
   "author": "Vladimir Krivosheev",