Version 2.9.0-21.1.beta

Merge commit '4be56c9f5c8efacc5036e8b5aedf87464657beaa' into beta
diff --git a/tools/VERSION b/tools/VERSION
index b8eb434..9ffcc23 100644
--- a/tools/VERSION
+++ b/tools/VERSION
@@ -29,11 +29,18 @@
 #  * Deprecating an old ABI version:
 #     - increase OLDEST_SUPPORTED_ABI_VERSION to the version that is supported.
 #
-CHANNEL dev
+CHANNEL beta
 MAJOR 2
 MINOR 9
 PATCH 0
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 PRERELEASE 21
-PRERELEASE_PATCH 0
+PRERELEASE_PATCH 1
+ABI_VERSION 34
+OLDEST_SUPPORTED_ABI_VERSION 34
+=======
+PRERELEASE 21
+PRERELEASE_PATCH 1
 ABI_VERSION 38
 OLDEST_SUPPORTED_ABI_VERSION 38
+>>>>>>> 4be56c9f5c8efacc5036e8b5aedf87464657beaa