diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f26efe9c56..ee02eb1fd2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - MMR leaves generated by `pallet_mmr` point to the next-authority-set of the current block instead of the prior block [polkadot-fellows/runtimes#169](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/runtimes/pull/169)
 - Upgrade dependencies to the `polkadot-sdk@1.5.0` release ([polkadot-fellows/runtimes#137](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/runtimes/pull/137))
 - Deprecate the `xcm::body::TREASURER_INDEX` constant and use the standard `Treasury` variant from the `xcm::BodyId` type instead ([polkadot-fellows/runtimes#149](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/runtimes/pull/149))
+- Upgrade parachains runtime API from v8 to v9 in Kusama
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/relay/kusama/src/lib.rs b/relay/kusama/src/lib.rs
index 125b9f2610..1f679beff5 100644
--- a/relay/kusama/src/lib.rs
+++ b/relay/kusama/src/lib.rs
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
 use pallet_nis::WithMaximumOf;
 use parity_scale_codec::{Decode, Encode, MaxEncodedLen};
 use primitives::{
-	slashing, AccountId, AccountIndex, Balance, BlockNumber, CandidateEvent, CandidateHash,
-	CommittedCandidateReceipt, CoreState, DisputeState, ExecutorParams, GroupRotationInfo, Hash,
-	Id as ParaId, InboundDownwardMessage, InboundHrmpMessage, Moment, Nonce,
-	OccupiedCoreAssumption, PersistedValidationData, ScrapedOnChainVotes, SessionInfo, Signature,
-	ValidationCode, ValidationCodeHash, ValidatorId, ValidatorIndex, LOWEST_PUBLIC_ID,
-	PARACHAIN_KEY_TYPE_ID,
+	slashing, vstaging::NodeFeatures, AccountId, AccountIndex, Balance, BlockNumber,
+	CandidateEvent, CandidateHash, CommittedCandidateReceipt, CoreState, DisputeState,
+	ExecutorParams, GroupRotationInfo, Hash, Id as ParaId, InboundDownwardMessage,
+	InboundHrmpMessage, Moment, Nonce, OccupiedCoreAssumption, PersistedValidationData,
+	ScrapedOnChainVotes, SessionInfo, Signature, ValidationCode, ValidationCodeHash, ValidatorId,
+	ValidatorIndex, LOWEST_PUBLIC_ID, PARACHAIN_KEY_TYPE_ID,
 };
 use runtime_common::{
 	auctions, claims, crowdloan, impl_runtime_weights,
@@ -1823,7 +1823,7 @@ sp_api::impl_runtime_apis! {
 		}
 	}
 
-	#[api_version(8)]
+	#[api_version(9)]
 	impl primitives::runtime_api::ParachainHost<Block> for Runtime {
 		fn validators() -> Vec<ValidatorId> {
 			parachains_runtime_api_impl::validators::<Runtime>()
@@ -1970,6 +1970,10 @@ sp_api::impl_runtime_apis! {
 		fn disabled_validators() -> Vec<ValidatorIndex> {
 			parachains_vstaging_api_impl::disabled_validators::<Runtime>()
 		}
+
+		fn node_features() -> NodeFeatures {
+			parachains_vstaging_api_impl::node_features::<Runtime>()
+		}
 	}
 
 	impl beefy_primitives::BeefyApi<Block, BeefyId> for Runtime {