From 43d349975dcba8e09f2355b2e20536a4f16c5f72 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Denis <146707790+dnzbk@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:25:55 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] v24.4 release preparation (#423)

---
 .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/01_bug_report.yml |  3 ++-
 .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/03_build.yml      |  3 ++-
 ChangeLog.md                             | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 README.md                                |  1 +
 4 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/01_bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/01_bug_report.yml
index 26dd81e6..d6bfbe49 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/01_bug_report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/01_bug_report.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ body:
     label: NZBGet Version
     description: Which version of NZBGet has this bug?
     options:
-    - v24.4-testing
+    - v24.5-testing
+    - v24.4-stable
     - v24.3-stable
     - v24.2-stable
     - v24.1-stable
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/03_build.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/03_build.yml
index 5a6b4800..e4ed8370 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/03_build.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/03_build.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ body:
     label: NZBGet Version
     description: Version of NZBGet for the scope of this issue
     options:
-    - v24.4-testing
+    - v24.5-testing
+    - v24.4-stable
     - v24.3-stable
     - v24.2-stable
     - v24.1-stable
diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index 48d552ab..387b07df 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,31 @@
+nzbget-24.4
+  - Features:
+    - Replaced the `Par2` library with `Par2-turbo` which provides faster file recovery on x86/ARM platforms 
+    [#420](https://github.com/nzbgetcom/nzbget/pull/420)
+    - Better UTF-8 support
+    [#412](https://github.com/nzbgetcom/nzbget/pull/412)
+    - FreeBSD packaging support
+    [#417](https://github.com/nzbgetcom/nzbget/pull/416)
+
+  - Bug fixes:
+    - Fixed excessive CPU usage by decreasing `cert.pem` certificate loading for TLS connections
+    [#400](https://github.com/nzbgetcom/nzbget/pull/400)
+    - Fixed password-protected unpacking when the nzb file was added to the queue via command line
+    [#398](https://github.com/nzbgetcom/nzbget/pull/398)
+    - STATUS page now shows the correct Windows version Windows 7 instead of incorrectly showing Windows XP
+    [#419](https://github.com/nzbgetcom/nzbget/pull/419)
+    - Fixed duplications on the STATUS page
+    [#407](https://github.com/nzbgetcom/nzbget/pull/407)
+    - Fixed `nzbget.conf.template` installation path on POSIX
+    [#405](https://github.com/nzbgetcom/nzbget/pull/405)
+    - Fixed `DaemonUsername` check on QNAP
+    [#391](https://github.com/nzbgetcom/nzbget/pull/391)
+
+  - For developers:
+    - Fixed `postprocess` tests
+    [#413](https://github.com/nzbgetcom/nzbget/pull/413)
+    - Removed `Par2` source files from the repository. `CMake` now pulls and builds `Par2-turbo` directly from its repository
+
 nzbget-24.3
   - Features:
     - Disk performance tests for better analysis of user environment performance
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ba4c6f9e..b6621b95 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 ![GitHub release (by tag)](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/nzbgetcom/nzbget/v24.1/total?label=v24.1)
 ![GitHub release (by tag)](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/nzbgetcom/nzbget/v24.2/total?label=v24.2)
 ![GitHub release (by tag)](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/nzbgetcom/nzbget/v24.3/total?label=v24.3)
+![GitHub release (by tag)](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/nzbgetcom/nzbget/v24.4/total?label=v24.4)
 ![docker pulls](https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/nzbgetcom/nzbget.svg)
 
 [![linux build](https://github.com/nzbgetcom/nzbget/actions/workflows/linux.yml/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/nzbgetcom/nzbget/actions/workflows/linux.yml)