Valkey 9.0, the open-source fork of Redis, is scheduled for release on September 15, 2025. This release marks a significant milestone for the project, which is now under the stewardship of the Linux Foundation. Valkey 9.0 introduces several enterprise-grade features, including a safe shutdown mode for improved reliability, unified auto-failover configuration, and native mutual TLS for enhanced security. The release also includes MultiPath TCP support for more resilient replication over unreliable networks. These features demonstrate a clear focus on making Valkey a robust and secure option for enterprise use cases, while remaining fully open source under the BSD license.