diff --git a/CryptoExchange.Net/Authentication/AuthenticationProvider.cs b/CryptoExchange.Net/Authentication/AuthenticationProvider.cs
index 0a201f3..c547433 100644
--- a/CryptoExchange.Net/Authentication/AuthenticationProvider.cs
+++ b/CryptoExchange.Net/Authentication/AuthenticationProvider.cs
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ namespace CryptoExchange.Net.Authentication
             var rsa = RSA.Create();
             if (_credentials.CredentialType == ApiCredentialsType.RsaPem)
             {
-#if NETSTANDARD2_1_OR_GREATER
+#if NETSTANDARD2_1_OR_GREATER || NET9_0_OR_GREATER
                 // Read from pem private key
                 var key = _credentials.Secret!
                         .Replace("\n", "")
diff --git a/CryptoExchange.Net/CryptoExchange.Net.csproj b/CryptoExchange.Net/CryptoExchange.Net.csproj
index 64929ef..ac1afbf 100644
--- a/CryptoExchange.Net/CryptoExchange.Net.csproj
+++ b/CryptoExchange.Net/CryptoExchange.Net.csproj
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
     <PackageId>CryptoExchange.Net</PackageId>
     <Authors>JKorf</Authors>
     <Description>CryptoExchange.Net is a base library which is used to implement different cryptocurrency (exchange) API's. It provides a standardized way of implementing different API's, which results in a very similar experience for users of the API implementations.</Description>
-    <PackageVersion>8.4.5</PackageVersion>
-    <AssemblyVersion>8.4.5</AssemblyVersion>
-    <FileVersion>8.4.5</FileVersion>
+    <PackageVersion>8.5.0</PackageVersion>
+    <AssemblyVersion>8.5.0</AssemblyVersion>
+    <FileVersion>8.5.0</FileVersion>
     <PackageRequireLicenseAcceptance>false</PackageRequireLicenseAcceptance>
     <PackageTags>OKX;OKX.Net;Mexc;Mexc.Net;Kucoin;Kucoin.Net;Kraken;Kraken.Net;Huobi;Huobi.Net;CoinEx;CoinEx.Net;Bybit;Bybit.Net;Bitget;Bitget.Net;Bitfinex;Bitfinex.Net;Binance;Binance.Net;CryptoCurrency;CryptoCurrency Exchange</PackageTags>
     <RepositoryType>git</RepositoryType>
diff --git a/CryptoExchange.Net/ExchangeHelpers.cs b/CryptoExchange.Net/ExchangeHelpers.cs
index d5f5547..05a4574 100644
--- a/CryptoExchange.Net/ExchangeHelpers.cs
+++ b/CryptoExchange.Net/ExchangeHelpers.cs
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ namespace CryptoExchange.Net
         {
             var randomChars = new char[length];
 
-#if NETSTANDARD2_1_OR_GREATER
+#if NETSTANDARD2_1_OR_GREATER || NET9_0_OR_GREATER
             for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
                 randomChars[i] = _allowedRandomChars[RandomNumberGenerator.GetInt32(0, _allowedRandomChars.Length)];
 #else
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3f93434..f489ff3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,6 +66,16 @@ Make a one time donation in a crypto currency of your choice. If you prefer to d
 Alternatively, sponsor me on Github using [Github Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/JKorf). 
 
 ## Release notes
+* Version 8.5.0 - 23 Dec 2024
+    * Added SetOptions method to update client settings
+    * Added SocketConnection parameter to PeriodicQuery callback
+    * Added setting of DefaultProxyCredentials on HttpClient instance when client is not provided by DI
+    * Added support for overriding request timeout per request
+    * Added build target for net9.0
+    * Added setting of KeepAliveTimeout on websocket connections to improve dropped connection detection
+    * Changed max wait time for close handshake response from 5 seconds to 1 second
+    * Fixed exception in trade tracker when there is no data in the initial snapshot
+
 * Version 8.4.5 - 20 Dec 2024
     * Added EmptyArrayObjectConverter System.Text.Json JsonConverter
     * Added JsonSerializerOptions parameter to SystemTextJsonMessageAccessor constructor