diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8d1f812b..e26aa5f3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,25 @@
+## 1.9.4 (October 27, 2023)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/nutanix/terraform-provider-nutanix/compare/feat/1.9.3...feat/1.9.4)
+
+- Feat branch. [\#645](https://github.com/nutanix/terraform-provider-nutanix/pull/645)
+
+**Merged pull request:**
+- Change VM name should not require VM PowerOFF. [\#626](https://github.com/nutanix/terraform-provider-nutanix/pull/626)
+- Fix: compare bootconfig against previous value. [\#641](https://github.com/nutanix/terraform-provider-nutanix/pull/641)
+
+**Implemented enhancements:**
+- Added example to use metadata in nutanix subnets. [\#643](https://github.com/nutanix/terraform-provider-nutanix/pull/643)
+- External subnet name/uuid are Optional args not Required. [\#644](https://github.com/nutanix/terraform-provider-nutanix/pull/644)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+- VM rebooted at every change because of hotPlugChange set to false. [\#640](https://github.com/nutanix/terraform-provider-nutanix/issues/640)
+- Changing the VM name forces a reboot. [\#625](https://github.com/nutanix/terraform-provider-nutanix/issues/625)
+
+**Closed issues:**
+- Modify Terraform documentation for nutanix_vpc resource. [\#636](https://github.com/nutanix/terraform-provider-nutanix/issues/636)
+- Include metadata example for data.nutanix_subnets. [\#590](https://github.com/nutanix/terraform-provider-nutanix/issues/590)
+
+
 ## 1.9.3 (September 7, 2023)
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/nutanix/terraform-provider-nutanix/compare/feat/1.9.2...feat/1.9.3)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b08a5c1c..7c6cfdf9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Terraform provider plugin to integrate with Nutanix Enterprise Cloud
 
-NOTE: The latest version of the Nutanix provider is [v1.9.3](https://github.com/nutanix/terraform-provider-nutanix/releases/tag/v1.9.3)
+NOTE: The latest version of the Nutanix provider is [v1.9.4](https://github.com/nutanix/terraform-provider-nutanix/releases/tag/v1.9.4)
 
 Modules based on Terraform Nutanix Provider can be found here : [Modules](https://github.com/nutanix/terraform-provider-nutanix/tree/master/modules)
 ## Build, Quality Status
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ The Terraform Nutanix provider is designed to work with Nutanix Prism Central an
 
 > For the 1.9.0 release of the provider it will have N-1 compatibility with the Prism Central APIs. This release was tested against Prism Central versions pc2022.9 and pc2023.1.0.1. 
 
+> For the 1.9.4 release of the provider it will have N-2 compatibility with the Prism Central APIs. This release was tested against Prism Central versions pc2023.3, pc2023.1.0.2 and pc2023.1.0.1. 
+
 ### note
 With v1.6.1 release of flow networking feature in provider, IAMv2 setups would be mandate. 
 Also, there is known issue for access_control_policies resource where update would be failing. We are continuously tracking the issue internally.
diff --git a/nutanix/resource_nutanix_access_control_policy_test.go b/nutanix/resource_nutanix_access_control_policy_test.go
index f7d6d3cb..116da07a 100644
--- a/nutanix/resource_nutanix_access_control_policy_test.go
+++ b/nutanix/resource_nutanix_access_control_policy_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 const resourceAccessPolicy = "nutanix_access_control_policy.test"
 
 func TestAccNutanixAccessControlPolicy_basic(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip() // https://jira.nutanix.com/browse/ENG-483192
 	name := acctest.RandomWithPrefix("accest-access-policy")
 	roleName := acctest.RandomWithPrefix("test-acc-role")
 	description := "Description of my access control policy"
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ func TestAccNutanixAccessControlPolicy_WithUser(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAccNutanixAccessControlPolicy_WithCategory(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip() //https://jira.nutanix.com/browse/ENG-483192
 	name := acctest.RandomWithPrefix("accest-access-policy")
 	roleName := acctest.RandomWithPrefix("test-acc-role-")
 	description := "Description of my access control policy"
diff --git a/nutanix/resource_nutanix_virtual_machine.go b/nutanix/resource_nutanix_virtual_machine.go
index c6926a5e..6d5f6e38 100644
--- a/nutanix/resource_nutanix_virtual_machine.go
+++ b/nutanix/resource_nutanix_virtual_machine.go
@@ -965,7 +965,6 @@ func resourceNutanixVirtualMachineUpdate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.Resource
 	if d.HasChange("name") {
 		_, n := d.GetChange("name")
 		spec.Name = utils.StringPtr(n.(string))
-		hotPlugChange = false
 	}
 
 	spec.Description = response.Status.Description
@@ -1177,8 +1176,12 @@ func resourceNutanixVirtualMachineUpdate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.Resource
 	}
 
 	res.PowerStateMechanism = pw
-	if bc, change := bootConfigHasChange(res.BootConfig, d); !reflect.DeepEqual(*bc, v3.VMBootConfig{}) {
-		res.BootConfig = bc
+	currentBootConfig := &v3.VMBootConfig{}
+	if res.BootConfig != nil {
+		*currentBootConfig = *res.BootConfig
+	}
+	if newBootConfig, change := bootConfigHasChange(currentBootConfig, d); !reflect.DeepEqual(*newBootConfig, *currentBootConfig) {
+		res.BootConfig = newBootConfig
 		hotPlugChange = change
 	}
 
@@ -1251,19 +1254,20 @@ func getVMSpecVersion(conn *v3.Client, vmID string) (*int64, error) {
 func bootConfigHasChange(boot *v3.VMBootConfig, d *schema.ResourceData) (*v3.VMBootConfig, bool) {
 	hotPlugChange := false
 
-	if boot == nil {
-		boot = &v3.VMBootConfig{}
+	bootConfig := &v3.VMBootConfig{}
+	if boot != nil {
+		*bootConfig = *boot
 	}
 
 	if d.HasChange("boot_device_order_list") {
 		_, n := d.GetChange("boot_device_order_list")
-		boot.BootDeviceOrderList = expandStringList(n.([]interface{}))
+		bootConfig.BootDeviceOrderList = expandStringList(n.([]interface{}))
 		hotPlugChange = false
 	}
 
 	if d.HasChange("boot_type") {
 		_, n := d.GetChange("boot_type")
-		boot.BootType = utils.StringPtr(n.(string))
+		bootConfig.BootType = utils.StringPtr(n.(string))
 		hotPlugChange = false
 	}
 
@@ -1284,13 +1288,13 @@ func bootConfigHasChange(boot *v3.VMBootConfig, d *schema.ResourceData) (*v3.VMB
 		bd.MacAddress = utils.StringPtr(n.(string))
 		hotPlugChange = false
 	}
-	boot.BootDevice = bd
+	bootConfig.BootDevice = bd
 
 	if dska.AdapterType == nil && dska.DeviceIndex == nil && bd.MacAddress == nil {
-		boot.BootDevice = nil
+		bootConfig.BootDevice = nil
 	}
 
-	return boot, hotPlugChange
+	return bootConfig, hotPlugChange
 }
 
 func changePowerState(ctx context.Context, conn *v3.Client, id string, powerState string) error {
diff --git a/nutanix/resource_nutanix_virtual_machine_test.go b/nutanix/resource_nutanix_virtual_machine_test.go
index 4cd32b60..0d7ab9d6 100644
--- a/nutanix/resource_nutanix_virtual_machine_test.go
+++ b/nutanix/resource_nutanix_virtual_machine_test.go
@@ -571,8 +571,8 @@ func TestAccNutanixVirtualMachine_SecureBoot(t *testing.T) {
 	desc := "this is vm desc"
 	updatedName := fmt.Sprintf("test-vm-%d-updated", r)
 	updatedDesc := "this is updated desc"
-	memory := "200"
-	updatedMem := "300"
+	memory := "1024"
+	updatedMem := "2048"
 	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
 		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
 		Providers:    testAccProviders,
diff --git a/website/docs/d/subnets.html.markdown b/website/docs/d/subnets.html.markdown
index 82e5c9d2..de2856e7 100644
--- a/website/docs/d/subnets.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/d/subnets.html.markdown
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ Describes a list of subnets
 
 ```hcl
 data "nutanix_subnets" "subnets" {}
+
+data "nutanix_subnets" "test" {
+    metadata {
+        filter = "name==vlan0_test_2"
+    }
+}
 ```
 
 ## Attribute Reference
diff --git a/website/docs/r/vpc.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/vpc.html.markdown
index 40256289..9c5f48ee 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/vpc.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/vpc.html.markdown
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ resource "nutanix_vpc" "vpc" {
 The following arguments are supported:
 
 * `name` - (Required) The name for the VPC.
-* `external_subnet_reference_uuid` - (Required) List of external subnets uuid attached to this VPC. Should not be used with external_subnet_reference_name. 
-* `external_subnet_reference_name` - (Required) List of external subnets name attached to this VPC. Should not be used with external_subnet_reference_uuid. 
-* `externally_routable_prefix_list` - (Optional) List Externally Routable IP Addresses. Required when external subnet with NoNAT is used. 
-* `common_domain_name_server_ip_list` - (Optional) List of domain name server IPs. 
+* `external_subnet_reference_uuid` - (Optional) List of external subnets uuid attached to this VPC. Should not be used with external_subnet_reference_name.
+* `external_subnet_reference_name` - (Optional) List of external subnets name attached to this VPC. Should not be used with external_subnet_reference_uuid.
+* `externally_routable_prefix_list` - (Optional) List Externally Routable IP Addresses. Required when external subnet with NoNAT is used.
+* `common_domain_name_server_ip_list` - (Optional) List of domain name server IPs.
 
 ## externally_routable_prefix_list
 Externally Routable IP Addresses