diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0b699ea815..f8d3d216b0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ IMPORT_BOSS_VER := v0.28.1
 IMPORT_BOSS := $(abspath $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/$(IMPORT_BOSS_BIN))
 IMPORT_BOSS_PKG := k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/import-boss
 
-CAPI_HACK_TOOLS_VER := 5cb86c2c82439a299b9cad2f6e97971e4879115f # Note: this is the commit ID of CAPI v1.9.0-rc.1
+CAPI_HACK_TOOLS_VER := e5c96a612bb9e5fca8439bb024e73840205bc4d8 # Note: this is the commit ID of CAPI v1.9.0
 
 BOSKOSCTL_BIN := boskosctl
 BOSKOSCTL := $(abspath $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/$(BOSKOSCTL_BIN))
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b56b283844..dd5ad65398 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-vsphere
 
 go 1.22.0
 
-replace sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api => sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.9.0-rc.1
+replace sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api => sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.9.0
 
 replace github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/pkg/constants/testlabels => github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/pkg/constants/testlabels v0.0.0-20240404200847-de75746a9505
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index a620cf24fd..ef348de561 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -417,8 +417,8 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240711033017-18e509b52bc8 h1:pUdcCO1Lk/tbT5ztQWOBi5HBgbBP1
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240711033017-18e509b52bc8/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.30.3 h1:2770sDpzrjjsAtVhSeUFseziht227YAWYHLGNM8QPwY=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.30.3/go.mod h1:Ve9uj1L+deCXFrPOk1LpFXqTg7LCFzFso6PA48q/XZw=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.9.0-rc.1 h1:fWrcw3p3nvzUjbQpB/GsTP+LeAVN4wjXV8LFkIZmN7A=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.9.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:8rjpkMxLFcA87Y3P6NOi6E9RMZv2uRnN9ppOPAxrTAY=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.9.0 h1:Iud4Zj8R/t7QX5Rvs9/V+R8HDLbf7QPVemrWfZi4g54=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.9.0/go.mod h1:8rjpkMxLFcA87Y3P6NOi6E9RMZv2uRnN9ppOPAxrTAY=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.19.3 h1:XO2GvC9OPftRst6xWCpTgBZO04S2cbp0Qqkj8bX1sPw=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.19.3/go.mod h1:j4j87DqtsThvwTv5/Tc5NFRyyF/RF0ip4+62tbTSIUM=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
diff --git a/packaging/go.mod b/packaging/go.mod
index 23df51820e..9d7900e97b 100644
--- a/packaging/go.mod
+++ b/packaging/go.mod
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-vsphere/packaging
 
 go 1.22.7
 
-replace sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api => sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.9.0-rc.1
+replace sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api => sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.9.0
 
 replace sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-vsphere => ../
 
diff --git a/packaging/go.sum b/packaging/go.sum
index 574d2bd88c..aa105dcb86 100644
--- a/packaging/go.sum
+++ b/packaging/go.sum
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240228011516-70dd3763d340 h1:BZqlfIlq5YbRMFko6/PM7F
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240228011516-70dd3763d340/go.mod h1:yD4MZYeKMBwQKVht279WycxKyM84kkAx2DPrTXaeb98=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240711033017-18e509b52bc8 h1:pUdcCO1Lk/tbT5ztQWOBi5HBgbBP1J8+AsQnQCKsi8A=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240711033017-18e509b52bc8/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.9.0-rc.1 h1:fWrcw3p3nvzUjbQpB/GsTP+LeAVN4wjXV8LFkIZmN7A=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.9.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:8rjpkMxLFcA87Y3P6NOi6E9RMZv2uRnN9ppOPAxrTAY=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.9.0 h1:Iud4Zj8R/t7QX5Rvs9/V+R8HDLbf7QPVemrWfZi4g54=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.9.0/go.mod h1:8rjpkMxLFcA87Y3P6NOi6E9RMZv2uRnN9ppOPAxrTAY=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.19.3 h1:XO2GvC9OPftRst6xWCpTgBZO04S2cbp0Qqkj8bX1sPw=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.19.3/go.mod h1:j4j87DqtsThvwTv5/Tc5NFRyyF/RF0ip4+62tbTSIUM=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
diff --git a/test/e2e/config/vsphere.yaml b/test/e2e/config/vsphere.yaml
index 0897943e18..b8fdd99aea 100644
--- a/test/e2e/config/vsphere.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/config/vsphere.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ providers:
     type: CoreProvider
     versions:
       - name: "v1.9.0"
-        value: "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/releases/download/v1.9.0-rc.1/core-components.yaml"
+        value: "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/releases/download/v1.9.0/core-components.yaml"
         type: "url"
         contract: v1beta1
         files:
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ providers:
     type: BootstrapProvider
     versions:
       - name: "v1.9.0"
-        value: "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/releases/download/v1.9.0-rc.1/bootstrap-components.yaml"
+        value: "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/releases/download/v1.9.0/bootstrap-components.yaml"
         type: "url"
         contract: v1beta1
         files:
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ providers:
     type: ControlPlaneProvider
     versions:
       - name: "v1.9.0"
-        value: "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/releases/download/v1.9.0-rc.1/control-plane-components.yaml"
+        value: "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/releases/download/v1.9.0/control-plane-components.yaml"
         type: "url"
         contract: v1beta1
         files:
diff --git a/test/go.mod b/test/go.mod
index 0ec3f8bcb5..c855c034a3 100644
--- a/test/go.mod
+++ b/test/go.mod
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ module sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-vsphere/test
 
 go 1.22.0
 
-replace sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api => sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.9.0-rc.1
+replace sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api => sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.9.0
 
-replace sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test => sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.9.0-rc.1.0.20241204073105-63592b4d3c1c
+replace sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test => sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.9.0
 
 replace sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-vsphere => ../
 
diff --git a/test/go.sum b/test/go.sum
index 25a937ab71..b6571eb912 100644
--- a/test/go.sum
+++ b/test/go.sum
@@ -508,10 +508,10 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240711033017-18e509b52bc8 h1:pUdcCO1Lk/tbT5ztQWOBi5HBgbBP1
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240711033017-18e509b52bc8/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.30.3 h1:2770sDpzrjjsAtVhSeUFseziht227YAWYHLGNM8QPwY=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.30.3/go.mod h1:Ve9uj1L+deCXFrPOk1LpFXqTg7LCFzFso6PA48q/XZw=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.9.0-rc.1 h1:fWrcw3p3nvzUjbQpB/GsTP+LeAVN4wjXV8LFkIZmN7A=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.9.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:8rjpkMxLFcA87Y3P6NOi6E9RMZv2uRnN9ppOPAxrTAY=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.9.0-rc.1.0.20241204073105-63592b4d3c1c h1:VzHdruK9R/5/Juw2ncG+d6F2QV9GiZN2IW2VBLIQuj8=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.9.0-rc.1.0.20241204073105-63592b4d3c1c/go.mod h1:w09AhrOiWTjN9ToL4xaMZLnutMFe78x03POGZ3Fsbeg=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.9.0 h1:Iud4Zj8R/t7QX5Rvs9/V+R8HDLbf7QPVemrWfZi4g54=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.9.0/go.mod h1:8rjpkMxLFcA87Y3P6NOi6E9RMZv2uRnN9ppOPAxrTAY=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.9.0 h1:0MWp8u+ihR0wFsBy/4JWVsZCcDu178B43kdP1ca6d00=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.9.0/go.mod h1:w09AhrOiWTjN9ToL4xaMZLnutMFe78x03POGZ3Fsbeg=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.19.3 h1:XO2GvC9OPftRst6xWCpTgBZO04S2cbp0Qqkj8bX1sPw=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.19.3/go.mod h1:j4j87DqtsThvwTv5/Tc5NFRyyF/RF0ip4+62tbTSIUM=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=