REL: 3.9.0

New Features (ENH)
-  Simplify metadata input (Document Information Dictionary) (#1851)
-  Extend cmap compatibilty to GBK_EUC_H/V (#1812)

Bug Fixes (BUG)
-  Prevent infinite loop when no character follows after a comment (#1828)
-  get_contents does not return ContentStream (#1847)
-  Accept XYZ destination with zoom missing (default to zoom=0.0) (#1844)
-  Cope with 1 Bit images (#1815)

Robustness (ROB)
-  Handle missing /Type entry in Page tree (#1845)

Documentation (DOC)
-  Expand file size explanations (#1835)
-  Add comparison with pdfplumber (#1837)
-  Clarify that PyPDF2 is dead (#1827)
-  Add Hunter King as Contributor for #1806

Maintenance (MAINT)
-  Refactor internal Encryption class (#1821)
-  Add R parameter to generate_values (#1820)
-  Make encryption_key parameter of write_to_stream optional (#1819)
-  Prepare for adding AES enryption support (#1818)

Code Style (STY):
-  Iterate directly over the list instead of using range (#1839)
-  Minor refactorings in _encryption.py (#1822)

[Full Changelog](3.8.1...3.9.0)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,40 @@
+Version 3.9.0, 2023-05-21
+-------------------------
+
+New Features (ENH):
+-  Simplify metadata input (Document Information Dictionary) (#1851)
+-  Extend cmap compatibilty to GBK_EUC_H/V (#1812)
+
+Bug Fixes (BUG):
+-  Prevent infinite loop when no character follows after a comment (#1828)
+-  get_contents does not return ContentStream (#1847)
+-  Accept XYZ destination with zoom missing (default to zoom=0.0) (#1844)
+-  Cope with 1 Bit images (#1815)
+
+Robustness (ROB):
+-  Handle missing /Type entry in Page tree (#1845)
+
+Documentation (DOC):
+-  Expand file size explanations (#1835)
+-  Add comparison with pdfplumber (#1837)
+-  Clarify that PyPDF2 is dead (#1827)
+-  Add Hunter King as Contributor for #1806
+
+Maintenance (MAINT):
+-  Refactor internal Encryption class (#1821)
+-  Add R parameter to generate_values (#1820)
+-  Make encryption_key parameter of write_to_stream optional (#1819)
+-  Prepare for adding AES enryption support (#1818)
+
+Testing (TST):
+-  Parametrize test_cmap_encodings (#1823)
+
+Code Style (STY):
+-  Iterate directly over the list instead of using range (#1839)
+-  Minor refactorings in _encryption.py (#1822)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/compare/3.8.1...3.8.2)
+
 # CHANGELOG
 
 ## Version 3.8.1, 2023-04-23

pypdf/_version.py

@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "3.8.1"
+__version__ = "3.9.0"