diff --git a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/CHANGELOG.md
index 1c146e962a9f..8154606dcfaa 100644
--- a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 # Release History
 
-## 1.9.0b2 (Unreleased)
+## 1.9.0 (Unreleased)
 
 ### Features Added
 
 ### Breaking Changes
 
+- `validate_authority` support is not available in 1.9.0.
+
 ### Bugs Fixed
 
 - Added check on `content` from msal response    ([#23483](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/issues/23483))
diff --git a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_internal/msal_credentials.py b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_internal/msal_credentials.py
index a0c9780e1eea..5c9b247aeb22 100644
--- a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_internal/msal_credentials.py
+++ b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_internal/msal_credentials.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class MsalCredential(object):
     def __init__(self, client_id, client_credential=None, **kwargs):
         # type: (str, Optional[Union[str, Dict]], **Any) -> None
         authority = kwargs.pop("authority", None)
-        self._validate_authority = kwargs.pop("validate_authority", True)
+        # self._validate_authority = kwargs.pop("validate_authority", True)
         self._authority = normalize_authority(authority) if authority else get_default_authority()
         self._regional_authority = os.environ.get(EnvironmentVariables.AZURE_REGIONAL_AUTHORITY_NAME)
         self._tenant_id = kwargs.pop("tenant_id", None) or "organizations"
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def _get_app(self, **kwargs):
                 azure_region=self._regional_authority,
                 token_cache=self._cache,
                 http_client=self._client,
-                validate_authority=self._validate_authority
+                # validate_authority=self._validate_authority
             )
 
         return self._client_applications[tenant_id]
diff --git a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_version.py b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_version.py
index 4582faceeb56..6154acb76495 100644
--- a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_version.py
+++ b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_version.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
 # Licensed under the MIT License.
 # ------------------------------------
-VERSION = "1.9.0b2"
+VERSION = "1.9.0"
diff --git a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/setup.py b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/setup.py
index 684d8d1b778c..a37292737b4f 100644
--- a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/setup.py
+++ b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/setup.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     author_email="azpysdkhelp@microsoft.com",
     url="https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/main/sdk/identity/azure-identity",
     classifiers=[
-        "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
+        "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
         "Programming Language :: Python",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",