chore(release): 4.5.9-alpha.1 [skip ci]

## [4.5.9-alpha.1](v4.5.8...v4.5.9-alpha.1) (2025-02-03)

### Bug Fixes

* add supported gateways check ([#2009](#2009)) ([1462233](1462233))
* return no posts for authors without term ([#2033](#2033)) ([3b72633](3b72633))

newspack-blocks.php

@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@
  * Author URI:      https://newspack.com/
  * Text Domain:     newspack-blocks
  * Domain Path:     /languages
- * Version:         4.5.8
+ * Version:         4.5.9-alpha.1
  *
  * @package         Newspack_Blocks
  */
 
 define( 'NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__PLUGIN_FILE', __FILE__ );
 define( 'NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__BLOCKS_DIRECTORY', 'dist/' );
 define( 'NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__PLUGIN_DIR', plugin_dir_path( NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__PLUGIN_FILE ) );
-define( 'NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__VERSION', '4.5.8' );
+define( 'NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__VERSION', '4.5.9-alpha.1' );
 
 require_once NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__PLUGIN_DIR . 'includes/class-newspack-blocks.php';
 require_once NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__PLUGIN_DIR . 'includes/class-newspack-blocks-api.php';