changelog update

docs/changelog.rst

@@ -16,11 +16,26 @@ isolated from each other. Releases that don't explicitly mention an ABI version
 below inherit that of the preceding release.
 
 
-Version 1.5.0 (TBA)
--------------------
-
-* Support for exception chaining. (commit `041520
-  <https://github.com/wjakob/nanobind/commit/0415208e83885dba038516d86c2f4cca5f81df5f>`__).
+Version 1.5.0 (Aug 7, 2023)
+---------------------------
+
+* New low-level interface for wrapping existing C++ instances via
+  :cpp:func:`nb::inst_take_ownership() <inst_take_ownership>`
+  :cpp:func:`nb::inst_reference() <inst_reference>`. Also added convenience
+  functions to replace the contents of an instance with that of another.
+  :cpp:func:`nb::inst_replace_copy() <inst_replace_copy>` along with
+  :cpp:func:`nb::inst_replace_move() <inst_replace_move>` (commit `1c462d
+  <https://github.com/wjakob/nanobind/commit/1c462d6e3a112e49686acf33c9cb6e34f996dd6b>`__).
+* Added a low-level abstraction around :cpp:func:`nb::type_get_slot()
+  <type_get_slot>` around ``PyType_GetSlot``, but with more consistent behavior
+  across Python versions.(commit `1c462d (commit `d555e9
+  https://github.com/wjakob/nanobind/commit/d555e9de1c45394f5be5d62dc999c603d651c8c4`__).
+* Support for creating :ref:`chained exceptions <exception_chaining>` via the
+  :cpp:func:`nb::raise_from() <chain_error>` and :cpp:func:`nb::chain_error()
+  <chain_error>` functions. (commits `041520
+  <https://github.com/wjakob/nanobind/commit/0415208e83885dba038516d86c2f4cca5f81df5f>`__
+  and `beb699
+  <https://github.com/wjakob/nanobind/commit/beb6999b7ce92ba5e3aaea60cd7f2acc9ba3cdc3>`__).
 * The :cpp:func:`nb::list::append() <list::append>` method now performs perfect
   forwarding. (commit `2219d0
   <https://github.com/wjakob/nanobind/commit/2219d0b0fec5e6cc4fce96bc3dbad6bfa148a57d>`__).
@@ -40,6 +55,12 @@ Version 1.5.0 (TBA)
   <https://github.com/wjakob/nanobind/commit/1ff9df03fb56a16f56854b4cecd1f388f73d3b53>`__).
 * Switch to the new Python 3.12 error status API if available. (commit `36751c
   <https://github.com/wjakob/nanobind/commit/36751cb05994a96a3801bf511c846a7bc68e2f09>`__).
+* The ``nb::list`` and ``nb::tuple`` default constructors now construct an empty list/tuple instead
+  of an invalid null-initialized handle.
+  (commit `506185 <https://github.com/wjakob/nanobind/commit/506185dca821c9cc1268c33b4cc867ae20f0fc4b>`__)
+*  Added a non-throwing function :cpp:func:`nb::try_cast() <try_cast>` as an
+  alternative to :cpp:func:`nb::cast() <cast>`. (commit `6ca852
+  <https://github.com/wjakob/nanobind/commit/6ca852cc881ee7cd35b674135030709a6b57b8f6>`__).
 * Various minor fixes and improvements.
 * ABI version 10.